Respighi and Verdi’s Quiet Moments Come Alive in Chailly’s Hands

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [13] – Verdi, Respighi: Edinburgh Festival Chorus (dir. Christopher Bell), Filarmonica della Scala / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Usher Hall, 27.8.2017. (SRT)

Filarmonica della Scala © Silvia Lelli
Filarmonica della Scala © Silvia Lelli

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Chailly’s Varied Orchestral Set Brilliantly Showcases Filarmonica della Scala’s Talents

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [12] – Enescu, Bartók, Shostakovich: Julian Rachlin (viola), Filarmonica della Scala / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Usher Hall, 26.8.2017. (SRT)

Filarmonica della Scala © Silvia Lelli
Filarmonica della Scala © Silvia Lelli

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Noble, Contemplative Brahms from Kavakos at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 54 – Brahms, Respighi: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Filharmonica della Scala / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.8.2017. (CS)

Violinist Leonidas Kavakos performs Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major with the Filarmonica della Scala under Riccardo Chailly; photo credit - Chris Christodoulou.
Leonidas Kavakos (violin) performs Brahms’ Violin Concerto at the Proms (c) Chris Christodoulou

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Duelling Orchestras: Gergiev conducts Mariinsky and RSNO in 21st-Century Symphonic Fare

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [11] – Prokofiev, Britten, Shostakovich: Mariinsky Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Usher Hall, 23.8.2017. (SRT)

Valery Gergiev © Alberto Venzago
Valery Gergiev © Alberto Venzago

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A St John Passion Made Special through the Glorious Singing of Thomas Hobbs and Friends

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CanadaCanada 2017 Vancouver Summer Bach Festival [2] – J.S. Bach, St John Passion: Gli Angeli Genève [Jenny Högström, Aleksandra Lewondoska (sopranos), Thomas Hobbs, Robert Getchell (tenors), Stephan MacLeod (bass/director)], Alex Potter (countertenor), Sumner Thompson (baritone), Vancouver Cantata Singers (dir. by Paula Kremer), Pacific Baroque Orchestra/Alexander Weimann (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 11.8.2017. (GN)

Tenor Thomas Hobbs at the Vancouver Bach Festival © Jan Gates
Thomas Hobbs (tenor) at the Vancouver Bach Festival © Jan Gates

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