Switzerland Salonen, Szymanowski, R. Strauss Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Manfred Honeck (conductor), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tonhalle, Zurich 3.7.15 (JR)
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Imaginative Staging of Don Pasquale at Longborough
United Kingdom Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Thomas Blunt (conductor), Longborough, 3.7.2015. (RJ)
“Don Pasquale”
Photo (c) Patrick Baldwin
Chelsea Opera Group’s spirited Ernani
United Kingdom Verdi, Ernani: Soloists, Chelsea Opera Group Chorus and Orchestra / Robin Newton (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 3.7.2015. (JPr)
A Momentous Performance of Mahler’s Monumental Third Symphony
United Kingdom Mahler: Sarah Connolly, Ladies of Cheltenham Bach Choir, Cheltenham Youth Choir, Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra / Stephen Threlfall (conductor, Cheltenham Music Festival, Town Hall, Cheltenham, 4.7.2015. (RJ)
Magnificent Brahms from Zimerman and Rattle
United Kingdom Brahms, Dvořák: Krystian Zimerman (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle. Barbican Hall, London 2.7.2015 (CC)
Persson And Budapest Festival Orchestra Shine In Buenos Aires
Bartok, Strauss, Mahler: Miah Persson (soprano) and Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor), Mozarteum Argentino at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 27.6.2015. (JSJ) Bartok: Hungarian Sketches, BB103, Sz. 97 Strauss: Vier letze Lieder (Four Last Songs) Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major The Budapest Festival Orchestra with its founder Iván Fischer is a … Read more
Matthias Goerne and Menahem Pressler: Mastery in Schumann
United Kingdom Schumann: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Menahem Pressler (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.7.2015 (MB)
Sensationalist Carmen on Minimalist Set from ENO
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor). Live relay to cinemas from the London Coliseum, directed by Andy Morahan, seen at Empire Cinemas, Basildon, Essex, 1.7.2015. (JPr)
