Switzerland Various: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Opernhaus Zurich, Zurich 21.06.2016. (RP)
Juan Diego Flórez in Recital – Much, Much More Than Thrilling High Notes
This Week’s Review
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)
The Jerusalem Quartet Achieve Sheer Perfection in French Music
United Kingdom Janáček, Bartók and Ravel: Jerusalem Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 18.6.2016 (AS)
Two Joyous Works Make Perfect Zurich Festival Fare
Switzerland Dvorak, Mahler: Tonhalle Orchestra, Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Tonhalle, Zurich 17.6.16 (JR)
An Excellent Concert Version of Don Giovanni Played on Period Instruments
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Orchestra of Classical Opera, Philharmonia Chorus, Ian Page (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 17.06.2016. (RB)