United States Britten, Mozart, Dvořák: Jan Lisiecki (piano), San Francisco Symphony, James Conlon (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.6.2016 (HS)
This Week’s Review
Superlative Premiere of Pickard’s Emotional, Well Integrated Fifth Symphony
United Kingdom Pickard, Elgar, Walton: Alban Gerhardt (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 7.6.2016. (PCG)
Berlin’s Opera Season Nears the End with a Generally Satisfying Das Rheingold
Germany Wagner: Das Rheingold, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 11.6.2016 (JMI)
An Intense, Well-Played Performance of a Rare Ullmann Opera
Spain Ullmann: Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Teatro Real Orchestra, Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 10.6.2016 (JMI)
Fascinating and Stimulating Macbeth at Iford Manor
United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth – Opera in four acts (sung in English): Soloists, CHROMA / Oliver Gooch (conductor), Iford Arts, Iford Manor, Wiltshire, 10.6.2016. (CR)
Daniil Trifonov’s Wigmore Hall Residency Ends with Awe-Inspiring Rachmaninov
United Kingdom Bach, Brahms, Schubert, Rachmaninov: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 9.6.2016 (RB)
Pablo Heras-Casado Shows His Mettle in ‘Russian Masterpieces’
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev: Gil Shaham (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra/Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 9.6.2016 (CS)
A Masterfully Played and Sung Moses und Aron
Spain Schönberg: Moses und Aron, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 9.6.2016 (JMI)
