Austria Salzburg Festival (7) – Beyond Recall: Kunstprojekt Salzburg: Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Scharoun Ensemble and other members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Pintscher (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, 24.8.2013 (MB)
Mark Berry
The Pros and Cons of Michael Schade’s Die schöne Müllerin
Austria Salzburg Festival (6) – Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin: Michael Schade (tenor), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano). Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 24.8.2013 (MB)
Salzburg Festival (5):Another Remarkable Recital from Grigory Sokolov
Austria Salzburg Festival (5) – Schubert and Beethoven: Grigory Sokolov (piano). Groβes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 23.8.2013 (MB)
Salzburg Festival (4): Shostakovich a Poor Substitute for Birtwistle in Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Festival (4) – Fauré, Shostakovich, Birtwistle, and Brahms: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gérard Caussé (viola), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Nicholas Angelich (piano). Groβer Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 22.8.2013 (MB)
Salzburg Festival (3):Gielen’s Extraordinary Mahler
Austria Salzburg Festival (3) – Mahler: SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg, Michael Gielen (conductor). Groβes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 21.8.2013 (MB)
Salzburg Festival (2): Penetrating Beethoven from the Hagen Quartet
Austria Salzburg Festival (2) – Beethoven: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt (violins), Veronika Hagen (viola), Clemens Hagen (cello)). Groβer Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 20.8.2013 (MB)
An Outstanding Musical Performance of Gawain at Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Festival (1) – Birtwistle: Gawain: Soloists, Salzburg Bach Choir (chorus master: Alois Glassner), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ingo Meztmacher (conductor). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 2.8.2013 (MB)
Ray Chen’s Wigmore Hall Debut
United Kingdom Mozart, Brahms, Ysaÿe, and Saint-Saëns: Ray Chen (violin), Julien Quentin (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 16.7.2013 (MB)