United States Aspen Music Festival 2017 [2] – Mozart, Schubert, Crockett, Latta, Sutermeister, Schumann, Lara, Boulez, Glass, Britten, Ravel, Brahms: Soloists, Aspen Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas McGegan (conductor), Aspen Festival Orchestra/Michael Stearn (conductor), Benedict Music Tent, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO. 7-9.7.2017. (HS)
This Week’s Review
A Monk’s Tale – Jianzhen Goes East
Japan Tang Jianping, Jianzhen Goes East: Soloists, Orchestra & Chorus of the Jiangsu Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd / Cheng Ye (conductor), Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, 6.7.2017. (RP)
Igniting the Blossom Festival, Welser-Möst Shows Skillful Balance
United States Beethoven, Berlioz: Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 8.7.2017. (MSJ)
An Intriguing, Explosive Panoply of 13 Vices
United Kingdom 13 Vices: Red Note Ensemble/Brian Irvine (conductor), Jennifer Walshe (sung/spoken text), Blue Room, Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.7.2017. (CS)
Devine and New Chamber Opera Captivate with Paisiello’s Il barbiere di Siviglia
United Kingdom Paisiello, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, New Chamber Opera / Steven Devine (conductor/harpsichord), New College, Oxford, 5.7.2017. (CR)
Three Young Pianists Impress in Brant International Piano Competition Final
United Kingdom 2017 Brant International Piano Competition Final: Andrey Ivanov, Ryan Drucker, Gen Li (piano), Birmingham Town Hall, 1.7.2017. (CS)
A Tale of Ardor, Short on Passion
United States Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone), San Francisco Symphony and Chorus / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 28.6.2017. (HS)
Talmi’s New Clarinet Quintet and a Perfect Beethoven Tempo at the Montréal Chamber Music Festival
Canada Dvořák, Beethoven, Talmi: Israeli Chamber Project (Alon Goldstein and Yoav Talmi, pianos; Tibi Cziger, clarinet; Yehonatan and Carmit Zori, violins; Nitai Zori, viola; Michal Korman, cello), Pollack Hall, McGill University, Montréal, 15.6.2017. (LV)