Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche (5) – Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Weinberg: Kremerata Baltica, Radu Lupu (piano/conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 31.1.2016. (MB)
Mark Berry
The Elias Quartet: Particularly Persuasive in Mendelssohn and Schumann
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche (4) – Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schumann: Elias Quartet (Sara Bittloch, Donald Grant [violins], Martin Saving [viola], Marie Bittloch [cello]). Grosse Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 31.1.2016 (MB)
Impressive Mendelssohn from Pablo Heras-Casado
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche (3) – Mendelssohn: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Werner Güra, Dániel Aŕva (tenors), Matthias Winckhler, Marcell Attila Krovokay (basses), Arnold Schoenberg Chor (chorus master: Erwin Ortner), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 30.1.2016. (MB)
(c) Salzburg Mozartwoche
Renaud Capuçon and Kit Armstrong: An Ideal Partnership in Mozart
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche (2) – Mozart: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Kit Armstrong (piano). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 30.1.2016. (MB)
A Centenary Homage to Dutilleux and Delightful Mozart Performances
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche (1) – Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Dutilleux: Alexander Melnikov (piano), Camerata Salzburg, Louis Langrée (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 30.1.2016. (MB)
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Beethoven: Refreshing and Provocative
United Kingdom Beethoven: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano). St John’s Smith Square, London, 26.1.2016 (MB)
Francesco Piemontesi’s Mozart Recital Satisfies from Beginning to End
United Kingdom Mozart: Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.1.2016. (MB)
Excellent, Thoughtful Berg and Strauss from the LSO and François-Xavier Roth
United Kingdom Webern, Berg, and Strauss: Renaud Capuçon (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.1.2015. (MB)