United Kingdom Donizetti: Poliuto Soloists; Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Enrique Mazzola (conductor), Glyndebourne Festival, 21.5. 2015 (RB)
Glyndebourne Presents a Rare Donizetti Opera
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High Quality Production of Der Freischütz at Dresden
United Kingdom Weber, Der Freischütz (The Freeshooter): Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Peter Schneider, (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, Germany, 19.5.2015. (MC)
Danish String Quartet Champions a Fellow Countryman in Dresden
Germany Dresdner Musikfestpielle 2015 – Nielsen, Osvaldo Golijov: Danish String Quartet, David Orlowsky (clarinet), Ball und Brauhaus Watzke (Ballsaal), Dresden, Germany, 20.5.2015 (MC)
Borodin Quartet Gives a Wonderfully Cohesive and Inspired Traversal of the Shostakovich Quartets
Canada Shostakovich: The Complete String Quartets, Borodin Quartet (Ruben Aharonian and Sergei Lomovsky, violins; Igor Naidin, viola, Vladimir Balshin, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 5-13.5.2015 (GN)
Europe-Bound, Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra Give a Stunning Preview
United States Muhly, Shostakovich, and Rachmaninoff: Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra, Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 15.5.2015 (BJ)
Joshua Bell and Friends Delight in Czech Music
United Kingdom Suk, Janáček, Martinů, Dvořák. Joshua Bell (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 20.5.2015.( LB)
ENO’s Pirates of Penzance Reflects a More Innocent Age
United Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / David Parry (conductor), London Coliseum. Live relay to Odeon, Chelmsford, Essex, 19.5.2015. (JPr)
Thieleman Gives Bold, Decisive, Determined Account of Bruckner’s Fourth
Germany Wagner, Schubert & Bruckner: Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Christian Thielemann, Semperoper, Dresden, 18.5.2015. (MC).
