United States Blossom Music Festival [4] – Mozart, Brahms: Cleveland Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 28.7.2018. (MSJ)
This Week’s Review
A Highly Enjoyable, Vivid First Three Choirs Performance of King Olaf
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival [3] – Elgar: Judith Howarth (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), David Shipley (bass), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Hereford Cathedral, 30.7.2018. (JQ)
Klara Kollektiv Shines Light On New And Old
New Zealand Anthony Ritchie, Franck, Brahms: The Klara Kollektiv (Anna McGregor [clarinet] Manu Berkeljon [violin] Taru Kurki [piano]), The Old Library Music Centre, Whangarei, New Zealand, 22.7.2018. (PSe)
An Outstanding Parry Performance Crowns a Memorable Concert by Tenebrae
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival [2]: Tenebrae / Nigel Short (conductor). Hereford Cathedral, 30.7.2018. (JQ)
A Fulfilling First Canadian Tour for the Gesualdo Six
Canada The Gesualdo Six’s Canadian Tour: St. James Anglican Church, Vancouver, 21.7.2018. (GN)
![The Gesualdo Six [Guy James (countertenor), Joseph Wicks and Josh Cooter (tenors), Michael Craddock (baritone), Samuel Mitchell (bass), Owain Park (director)] © Ash Mills](http://seenandheard-international.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Gesualdo-Six.jpg)
Committed Revivals of Two Neglected English Choral Works at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival [1] – Ireland, Smyth: Eleanor Dennis (soprano); Madeleine Shaw (mezzo-soprano); Paul Nilon (tenor); Neal Davies (bass) Three Choirs Festival Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra / Geraint Bowen (conductor). Hereford Cathedral, 28.7.2018. (JQ)
Outstanding Tristan und Isolde For Barenboim Festival In Buenos Aires
Argentina Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 18.7.2018. (JSJ)
An Outstanding Debussy Performance is the Highlight of the Hallé’s Very Satisfying Prom
United Kingdom BBC PROMS 16 – Wagner, Debussy and Stravinsky: Sophie Bevan (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Hallé Choir (female voices), Hallé Youth Choir (female voices), Hallé Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.7.2018. (AS)