Germany Rachmaninoff, Walton: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 2.7.2012 (JFL)
Jens F. Laurson
His Funny Bone Exposed: Munich’s Siegfried
Germany R. Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor), Bavarian State Orchestra, 3.6.2012 (JFL)
Salonen’s “Nyx” Outshines Brahms
Germany Schumann, Salonen, Brahms: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 7.6.2012 (JFL)
Mørk and Shostakovich in the AMs
Germany Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky: Truls Mørk (cello), Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich, 3.6.2012. (JFL)
Birth of a Festival Orchestra: Notes from the Dresden Music Festival 2012 (9)
Germany Naumann, W.F.Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven: Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Danielle de Niese (soprano), Ivor Bolton (conductor). Dresden Festival Orchestra, Semperoper, Dresden, 28.5.2012. (JFL)
Honegger Delights: Notes from the Dresden Music Festival 2012 (8)
Germany Bartók, Honegger, Strauss: Jan Vogler (cello), Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Semper Oper, Dresden, 27.5.2012 (JFL)
Operatic Repremiere: Notes from the Dresden Music Festival 2012 (7)
Germany Princess Amalie of Saxony, La casa disabitata: soloists, Helmut Branny (conductor), Dresden Chapel Soloists, Summer Palace, Grosser Garten, 27.5.2012 (JFL)
All You Can Hear: Notes from the Dresden Music Festival 2012 (6)
Germany “All You Can Hear” et al.: Vadim Gluzman, Vadim Repin, Patricia Kopatchinkskaja (violin), Kristian Järvi, Markus Poschner (conductors), MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baltic Youth Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, various venues, Dresden, 26.5.2012 (JFL)