United Kingdom Mozart, Bach, Barber, Tchaikovsky: Callum Smart (violin), European Union Chamber Orchestra / Hans-Peter Hoffman (director), Guildhall, Plymouth, 1.6. 2012 (PRB)
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Impressive Music Making by Christian Lindberg and a Student Orchestra
United Kingdom Lindberg, Stravinsky, Gershwin: Viviana Mologni (timpani, soprano), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Wind Orchestra, Christian Lindberg (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 30.5.2012 (GPu)
Scottish Opera’s Tosca Continues to Excite
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera/ Francesco Corti (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 31.5.2012 (SRT)
Beefy Excitement from David Robertson and the CSO
United Kingdom Hindemith, Beethoven, and Rachmaninov: Emanuel Ax (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 26.5.2012 (JLZ)
Consummate Artistry in Dresden Chamber Choir’s Concert
Germany Janáček, Bruckner: Dresden Chamber Choir, Staatskapelle Dresden Winds, Hans-Christoph Rademann (director), Aaron Pegram (tenor), Astrid von Brück (harp), Jaroslav Tůma (organ), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Annenkirche, Dresden, Germany 22.5.2012 (MC)
War Requiem Fifty Years On: A Magnificent and Moving Occasion in Coventry
United Kingdom Britten: War Requiem: Soloists, CBSO and Choruses, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Coventry Cathedral 30.5.2012 (JQ)
Passion and Tension in Metzmacher’s Interpretation of Schoenberg
Germany Janáček, Dvořák, Schoenberg: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Martin Stadtfeld (piano), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany, 20.5.2012 (MC)
Caligula Falls Flat despite ENO’s Commitment and Skill
United Kingdom Glanert, Caligula (British premiere): Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera, Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 25.5.2012 (MB)