United Kingdom Nielsen, Mahler, Nielsen: Florian Boesch (baritone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 13.6.2015. (MC)
Nielsen Symphonic Cycle from Storgårds Grips the Audience
Michael Cookson
Storgårds Gives Impressive Readings of Nielsen’s First and Fourth Symphonies
United Kingdom Nielsen, Mahler, Nielsen: Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 9.5.2015 (MC)
Epic Concert Features Brahms’ Rinaldo and Liszt’s Faust Symphony
Germany Brahms, Liszt: Johan Botha (tenor), Herren des Sächsischen Staatsopernchores, Dresdner Philharmonie/Bertrand de Billy, (conductor), Albertinum (Lichthof), 25.5.2015. (MC)
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Gripping Performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra in Dresden
Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2015 – Nico Muhly, Grieg & Tchaikovsky: Jan Lisiecki (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin, (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 24.5.2015. (MC) Nico Muhly: ‘Mixed Messages’ Grieg: Piano Concerto Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 … Read more
Excellent Singing in Freyer’s Preposterous Die Zauberflöte
Germany Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute): Soloists, Staatsopernchor, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Jonathan Darlington (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 23.5.2015. (MC)
Impressive Petite Messe Solennelle in Dresden’s Frauenkirche
Germany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2015 – Rossini: Petite Messe Solennellei: Ludmilla Bauerfeldt (soprano), Theresa Kronthaler (mezzo), Sung Min Song (tenor), Daniel Kotlinski (bass-baritone), Dresdner Kammerchor/Hans-Christoph Rademann, Semjon Skigin (piano), Michael Schutze (piano), Enrico Langer (harmonium), Frauenkirche, Dresden, 22.5.2015 (MC)
Grimaud-Vogler Recital Creates a Frisson in Dresden
GermanyDresdner Musikfestspiele 2015 – Debussy, Brahms, Schumann, Shostakovich: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Jan Vogler (cello), Semperoper, Dresden, Germany – Thursday 21.5.2015 (MC)
Broström’s Double Percussion Concerto Makes an Impact
Germany Sibelius, Broström: Malleus Incus [Patrick Raab & Johan Bridger], Dresdner Philharmonie/Michael Sanderling – Albertinum (Lichthof), Dresden, Germany. 17.5.2015. (MC)