United Kingdom Pärt, Beethoven: Martin Helmchen (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.6.2016 (GD)
This Week’s Review
ENO’s Jenůfa Presents Human Tragedy that is Out of the Ordinary
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus of the English National Opera (chorus master: Stephen Harris), Orchestra of the English National Opera / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 23.6.2016. (MB)
Glittering Scheherazade Caps Off A Thrilling NZSO Concert In Wellington
New Zealand Kodály, Lalo, Rimsky-Korsakov: Johannes Moser (‘cello), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor). Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. 17.6.2016. (PM)
Johannes Moser. Photo credit: Sarah Wijzenbeek.
Juan Diego Flórez in Recital – Much, Much More Than Thrilling High Notes
Switzerland Various: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Opernhaus Zurich, Zurich 21.06.2016. (RP)
John Fiore Conducts Falstaff
Switzerland Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff – Soloists, Chorus of the Grand Théâtre Geneva and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, John Fiore (conductor), Opéra des Nations, 20.06.2016 (ALL)
Warsaw Première of Mariusz Treliński’s Dark, Evocative Tristan und Isolde
Poland Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatr Wielki, Stefan Soltesz (conductor), Polish National Opera, Moniuszko Auditorium, Teatr Wielki, Warsaw. 18.06.2016 (RP)
A Young Choir creates an Hour of Radiant Order on a Chaotic Day
United Kingdom Gibbons, Schütz, Monteverdi, Bruckner, Brahms, Vaughan Williams, Hamilton, Wheeler, Swingle: National Youth Chamber Choir / Greg Hallam (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 17.6.2016 (GPu)
The Jerusalem Quartet: Discerning and Distinguished Performances
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bartók, and Brahms: Jerusalem Quartet [Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bresler (violins), Ori Kam (viola), Kyril Zlotnikov (cello)], Sharon Kam (clarinet). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.6.2016 (MB)