Germany Berlin Festtage (3) – Boulez: Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Anna Lapkovskaja (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the MDR Choir and NDR Choir (chorus masters: James Wood and Bernhard Epstein), Michael Barenboim (violin), Carlo Laurenzi and Jérémie Henriot (sound and live electronics, developed and realised at IRCAM), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano, conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 29.3.2015 (MB)
Mark Berry
Tcherniakov and Barenboim Put on a Parsifal for Thinking People
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 28.3.2015 (MB)
Daniel Barenboim’s Memorable Juxtaposition of Boulez and Schubert
Germany Berlin Festtage (1) – Boulez and Schubert: Karl-Heinz Schütz (flute), Christina Bauer, Noid Haberl (electronics), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 27.3.2015 (MB)
Pierre Boulez Celebrated at 90 Through a BBC Total Immersion Day
United Kingdom Boulez: Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano), Yeree Suh (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pablo Rus Broseta and Thierry Fischer (conductors). Barbican Hall, London, 21.3.2015 (MB)
Fine Staging and Performance of The Rake’s Progress
United Kingdom Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: Soloists, Royal Academy Opera Chorus, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Jane Glover (conductor). Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 16.3.2015 (MB)
A Probing Exploration of Bluebeard’s Castle
United Kingdom Schnelzer, Ravel, and Bartók: Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.3.2015 (MB)
A Disappointing Evening with Camerata Salzburg and Ben Gernon
Bartók, Bruckner, and Mozart: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Camerata Salzburg, Ben Gernon (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 11.3.2015 (MB)
Well Integrated La Bohème Liberates and Informs the Imagination
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Children from St Mary’s and St John’s Church of England Schools, Hackney, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera, Michael Rosewell (conductor). Hackney Empire Theatre, London, 14.3.2015 (MB)