United States Aspen Music Festival (5): Joyce DiDonato (soprano), David Zobel (piano). 23.7.2013 (HS)
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From the Salzburg Festival III (A Little Number Tossed off Recently by the Caribbeans)
Austria Mahler: Anna Larsson (mezzo), Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 30.7.2013 (JFL)
Lucid Assurance in Exhilarating Beethoven Chamber Music
United States Beethoven: Paul Hersh (piano), Stefan Milenkovich and Stefan Hersh (violins), Alan Iglitzin (viola), Bonnie Hampton (cello), Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 27.7.2013 (BJ)
Waving a Wand: The Magic of John Zorn’s Quartets
United States Lincoln Center Festival, Zorn@60: JACK Quartet, Alchemy Quartet, Brooklyn Rider. Alice Tully Hall, New York City. 20.7.2013 (DS)
PROM 21: Anglo-Russian Prom is Not an Unqualified Success
United States Prom 21: C. Matthews, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Daniel Hope (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2013 (CC)
Cuban Ballet Legend Remains Firmly in the Spotlight
United Kingdom Liszt, Poulenc, Stravinsky et al – Carlos Acosta, Classical Selection: Carlos Acosta, guest soloists, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Paul Murphy (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 30.7.2013. (JPr)
Roderick Williams’ Outstanding Artistry Compromised by an Inadequate Venue
United Kingdom Sisson, Rasch, Marshall, Holst, Hill, Bridge, Butler, Williams, Britten: Roderick Williams (baritone), Suzie Allen (piano), Three Choirs Festival, Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester. 30.7.2013. (JQ)
Manchester’s Grand Duke Comes to Buxton
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, The Grand Duke: Manchester University Gilbert & Sullivan Society / James Hendry, (conductor), Buxton G&S Festival, Pavilion Theatre, Buxton, England, 28.7.2013 (RJW)
Photo: Andrew Simner & Jonathan Hunter