Spain Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa, Orchestra Principado de Asturias, Coro Ópera Oviedo, Rossen Milanov (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 17.9.2016. (JMI)
A Rarely Heard Tchaikovsky Opera Has Its Spanish Premiere in Oviedo
This Week’s Review
Slow Start, Big Finish for Bright Sheng World Premiere
United States Bright Sheng: Dream of the Red Chamber, Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera, George Manahan (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 13.9.2016. (HS)
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If Percussion were an Olympic Sport Grubinger Wins Gold for Austria
Switzerland Dorman, Stravinsky: Martin Grubinger (percussion), Tonhalle Orchester/Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich, 15.09.16. (JR)
A Vibrant Sound of Glowing Intensity from Young German Musicians
United Kingdom Musikfest Berlin 2016 [3] – Matineekonzert. Varèse, Ligeti, Beethoven: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Junge Deutsche Philharmonie/Jonathan Nott (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 11.9.2016. (MC)
Rare Appearances from Bantock, Bowen and Musgrave at this British music concert
United Kingdom Bantock, Bowen, Musgrave: Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic/Michael Seal (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 9.9.2016. (RB)
The Artea Trio’s Fresh and Significant Account of the Goldberg Variations
United Kingdom J.S. Bach: Artea String Trio (Thomas Gould [violin], Benjamin Roskams [viola], Ashok Klouda [cello]), Kings Place, London, 10.9.2016. (CS)
La Scala’s Chorus is Powerful and Moving in Beethoven’s Ninth
China Beethoven: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Bruno Casoni (chorus master), Myung-Whun Chung (conductor), Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Shanghai, 4.9.2016. (RP)
Gourlay Conducts Premiere of Cooke’s Last Symphony Alongside Unusual Schumann and Elgar
United Kingdom Cooke, Schumann, Elgar: Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), BBC Philharmonic/Andrew Gourlay (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 7.9.2016. (RB)