United Kingdom BBC Proms Chamber Music 1: Debussy, Dutilleux, Mozart. Vertavo Quartet [Øyver Volle (violin), Annabelle Meare (violin), Berit Cardas (viola), Bjørg Lewis (cello)], Paul Lewis (piano) – Cadogan Hall, London. 18.7.2016. (LB)
This Week’s Review
Fjellström’s Det går an: a Diamond Among New Operas
Sweden Daniel Fjellström, Det går an: Soloists, Läcko Opera Orchestra, Simon Phipps (conductor). Läckö Castle, 16.7.2016. (NS)
Plácido Domingo Heads a Stellar Cast in Madrid’s I due Foscari
Spain Verdi, I due Foscari: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Pablo Heras Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 18.7.2016. (JMI)
Aspen (4): Emotional All-Student La bohème, Joyce Yang, Midori, and Sterling Chamber Music
United States Schnittke, Milhaud, Beethoven, Scarlatti, Debussy, Granados, Rachmaninoff, J.S. Bach, Puccini: Soloists, Joyce Yang (piano), Midori (violin), Orchestra and Chorus of Aspen Opera Theater Center, Garrett Keast (conductor), Harris Hall and Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado. 11-14.7.2016. (HS)
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge on Fine Form at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 3. Mozart, Haydn and Fauré: Thomas Hopkins (treble), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Paula Murphy (mezzo-soprano), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Stephen Cleobury (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.7.16 (AS)
Expert Handel Performances for the Brook Street Band’s 20th Anniversary
United Kingdom Handel: Nicki Kennedy (soprano); Matthew Brook (bass-baritone). Brook Street Band Wigmore Hall, London, 17.7.2016 (CC)
A Splendid Boris Godunov at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 2 – Mussorgsky Boris Godunov (original version, 1869). Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.7.2016 (CC)
The Van Kuijk Quartet Excel in Mozart but Disappoint in Smetana
United Kingdom Mozart, Smetana: Van Kuijk Quartet [Nicolas Van Kuijk, Sylvain Favre-Bulle (violin); Grégoire Veccion (viola); François Robin (cello)]. Wigmore Hall, London, 17.5.2016 (CC)