Germany Elliott Carter, Beethoven, Schoenberg and Gershwin:Christian Tetzlaff (violin), St. Louis Symphony/David Robertson (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 5.9.2012 (MC)
Michael Cookson
Musikfest Berlin 2012: Stunning Varèse from Concertgebouw Orchestra
GermanySchoenberg, Stravinsky, Barber and Varèse: Sergei Leiferkus (speaker), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Mariss Jansons, Philharmonie, Berlin, 4.9.2012 (MC)
Enjoyable Marriage of Figaro from Heritage Opera
United Kingdom Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Heritage Opera / Jonathan Ellis (accompanist), Preston Minster, 7.8.2012 (MC)
Consummate Artistry in Dresden Chamber Choir’s Concert
Germany Janáček, Bruckner: Dresden Chamber Choir, Staatskapelle Dresden Winds, Hans-Christoph Rademann (director), Aaron Pegram (tenor), Astrid von Brück (harp), Jaroslav Tůma (organ), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Annenkirche, Dresden, Germany 22.5.2012 (MC)
Passion and Tension in Metzmacher’s Interpretation of Schoenberg
Germany Janáček, Dvořák, Schoenberg: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Martin Stadtfeld (piano), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany, 20.5.2012 (MC)
Manchester Camerata Ends Season with English Music
United Kingdom Elgar, Brahim Kerkour, Vaughan Williams, Haydn: Manchester Camerata/Gábor Takács-Nagy, Giovanni Guzzo (violin), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 26.5.2012
Andsnes Brings Palpable Freshness to Beethoven’s Concertos
Germany Beethoven, Stravinsky, Beethoven: Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Leif Ove Andsnes (conductor and piano soloist), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany 11.00am, 20.05.12 (MC)
Marvellously Entertaining L’elisir d’amore at Dresden’s Semper Oper
Germany Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore(1832): Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Dresden/Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany 21.5.2012 (MC)