United Kingdom Handel, Rinaldo : (Semi-staged) Soloists, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ottavio Dantone (conductor) Royal Albert Hall London 25.8.2011 (MMB)
London
Samantha Womack “a revelation” in slick ‘South Pacific’ revival
United Kingdom Rodgers and Hammerstein, South Pacific: (Lincoln Center Theater Production) Barbican Theatre, London, 25.8.2011 (JPr)
Prom 52 – Gergiev shakes the LSO through Prokofiev and Dutilleux
United Kingdom Prom 52 – Prokofiev, Dutilleux: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev. Royal Albert Hall, 23. 8.2011 (CG)
Prom 44 – Salonen and the Philharmonia in a somewhat variable Russian Prom
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky : Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen. Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.8. 2011 (CC)
Prom 43 – A fine young pianist and a Bax symphony make their debuts
United Kingdom Copland, Bax, Barber, Bartok, Prokofiev: Yuja Wang (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton. Royal Albert Hall, London 16.8.2011 (RB)
Prom 42 – The festival’s first complete Swan Lake ; or was it?
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Orchestra of the Mariinksy Theatre, Valery Gergiev (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.8.2011 (MB)
Prom 35 – A revival of Glière’s Concerto for Coloratura Soprano
United Kingdom Liszt, Glière, Rachmaninov : Ailish Tynan (soprano); Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits. Royal Albert Hall, London. 10. 8. 2011 (CC)
Proms Matinée (1) – Music to celebrate Sir Richard Rodney Bennett’s 75th birthday
United Kingdom Bennett, Dutilleux, Maconchy: Paul Silverthorne (viola), London Sinfonietta, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London. 13.8.2011 (CG)