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)
Mark Berry
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)
PROM 9: An Imaginative, Alliterative Prom from Wales
United Kingdom PROM 9: Stenhammar, Szymanowski, and Strauss: Michael Weinius (tenor), BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.7.2013 (MB)
PROM 5: Bambergers Excel in Lachenmann and Mahler at The Proms
United Kingdom Prom 5: Lachenmann and Mahler:Arditti Quartet, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Nott (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.7.2013 (MB)
Much to Admire from Annette Dasch and Helmut Deutsch in Recital
United Kingdom Mahler, Zemlinsky, Schoenberg, and Korngold:Annette Dasch (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.7.2013 (MB)
The Treaty of Utrecht Commemorated in London
United Kingdom Handel and Adrian Thomas: Soloists, Choristers of Utrecht Cathedral Chior School, Toonkunstkoor Utrecht, Canon Michael Hampel (narrator), English Chamber Orchestra, Jos Vermunt (conductor). St Paul’s Cathedral, London, 4.6.2013 (MB)
Wagner and Beethoven: Imaginatively Played and Presented
United Kingdom Wagner and Beethoven: Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 28.6.2013 (MB)
An Exceptional Recital Sheds Fresh Light on Wagner
United Kingdom Wagner, Schumann, and Liszt:Janice Watson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 26.6.2013 (MB)