United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Ramon Tebar (conductor), Renaut Doucet (stage director), Andre Barbe (set and costumes). Cincinnati Opera, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH. 25.7.2015 (RDA)
A Magnificent Turandot to End the Season
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Clein and Gimse in a Rewarding Recital of 20th Century Music
Three Choirs Festival – Debussy, Kurtág, Britten, Rachmaninov: Natalie Clein (cello), Håvard Gimse, Three Choirs Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 31.7.2015. (RJ) Debussy: Cello Sonata György Kurtág: Hommage à John Cage, Az Hit, Shadows (from Signs, Games and Messages) Britten: Cello Concerto in C, Op 65 Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in C minor, Op 19 Hereford folk must … Read more
Aspen 8: A Day with Violin in the Spotlight
United Kingdom Aspen Music Festival (8): Brahms, Debussy, Françaix, Franck, Jónsson, Kurtág, Lutoslawski, Mase, Paterson, Rieti, Sacco, Sampson, Stravinsky, Young, Ysaÿe. Augustin Hadelich (violin), Joyce Yang (piano), Aspen, Colorado. 27-30.7.2015 (HS)
Three Choirs Festival Celebrates Love and Makes a Spiritual Journey
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival Nielsen, Mathias: Sarah Fox (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Robert Murray (tenor), David Stout (baritone), Barnaby Rea (bass), Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Peter Nardone (conductor), Three Choirs Festival, The Cathedral, Hereford, 30.7.2015. (RJ)
A Rather Brief but Enjoyable Recital by Klaus Florian Vogt
Spain Klaus Florian Vogt, Jobst Schneiderat (piano), Iglesia del Carmen, Festival Castell Peralada, 31.7.2015 (JMI)
An Excellent, Often Searching Recital from Sarah Connolly and Joseph Middleton
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (7) Purcell, Watts, Gurney, Rasch, Howells, Novello, Wood. Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 1.8. 2015 (JQ)
Sylvie Guillem Takes Her Final Bow
United Kingdom Life in Progress: Sylvie Guillem and dancers (Emanuela Montanari, Brigel Gjoka and Riley Watts) in choreography by Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, Mats Ek and William Forsythe. London Coliseum, London, 29.7.2015. (JPr)
East-West Fusion Disappoints at the Proms – but Xian Zhang’s Rachmaninov Hits the Mark
United Kingdom Prom 15. Prokofiev, Qigang Chen, Rachmaninov: Anu Komsi (soprano), Piia Komsi (soprano), Meng Meng (soprano), Jia Li (pipa), Jing Chang (zheng), Nan Wang (erhu/banhu), BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Xian Zhang (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2015 (AS)