United Kingdom Elgar, Sibelius, Walton: Jennifer Pike (piano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Juanjo Mena (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 9.10.2016. (MC)
Michael Cookson
Mendelssohnian Whimsy and Magic from Manze and RLPO
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mendelssohn: James Ehnes (violin), Women Members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Manze (conductor), Guild Hall, City of Preston, 2.10. 2016. (MC)
Mark Elder and Hallé Start New Season in Fine Form
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Beethoven: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Hallé Orchestra/Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 25.9.2016. (MC)
Staatsoper’s Well Judged Tosca Makes a Strong Impression
Germany Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Staatsopernchor, Kinderchor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Staatskapelle Berlin/Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Staatsoper im Schiller Theater Berlin, 18.9.2016. (MC)
Photo: Hermann and Clärchen Baus
John Adams Conducts German Premiere of his Dramatic Scheherazade.2
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2016 [8] – John Adams: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Berliner Philharmoniker/John Adams (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 15.9.2016. (MC)
Lacklustre, Ponderous Carmen in Berlin Fails to Inspire
Germany Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Children’s Choir of Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin/Ido Arad (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 17.9.2016. (MC)
Deutsche Oper Perform A Masked Ball with Relish
Germany Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin/Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 16.9.2016. (MC)
Petrenko Proves to be Ideally Suited to Take Charge of the Berlin Philharmonic
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2016 [7] – Ligeti, Bartók, Richard Strauss: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Bayerisches Staastsorchester/Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 14.9.2016. (MC)
