United Kingdom The King’s Singers’ ‘The Library’ Live – Various: St. Pancras Clock Tower, London. Live-stream viewed via IDAGIO’s Global Concert Hall on 2.10.2020. (RP)
The King’s Singers live(-streamed) in concert – or the next best thing?
Rick Perdian
The King’s Singers Digital Tour and New Music Prize
The King’s Singers partner with IDAGIO for a digital concert series and launch The King’s Singers New Music Prize
The King’s Singers Digital Tour
Following the success of ‘Back in Harmony in July 2020’, second only in popularity to Yo-Yo Ma’s summer concert, The King’s Singers will again partner with the streaming site IDAGIO in four 60-minute concerts entitled ‘The King’s Singers Digital Tour’. The series runs from October to December via IDAGIO’S Global Concert Hall. Tickets are Euro 9.90 and each concert will be available to view for 24 hours.
Sarah Kirkland Snider in 2020: Navigating lockdown, releasing a recording and composing an opera
Beauty, simplicity, and emotion mark Joyce DiDonato’s foray into Met Stars Live in Concert
Germany Met Stars Live in Concert [5] – Joyce DiDonato in Bochum (a second review): Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Carrie-Ann Matheson (piano), Il Pomo d’Oro. Live stream (directed by Gary Halvorson) from Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum, Germany, 12.9.2020. (RP)
Ryan Bancroft and BBC NOW premiere Gavin Higgins’s Rough Voices
United Kingdom BBC Proms Live – Martinů, Adams, Higgins, Barber, Copland: Natalya Romaniw (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC iPlayer, 8.9.2020. (RP)
United and unconquered! The brass of Lincoln Center premiere Anthony Barfield’s Invictus
United States Barfield, Invictus: Various musicians / Anthony Barfield (conductor), Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, 7.8.2020. Streamed through Lincoln Center at Home on 1 September 2020. (RP)
Berkshire Opera Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary
United States From Stage to Screen: The Show Must Go On(line) – Various composers: Berkshire Opera Festival, streamed from 29 August to 4 September 2020. (RP)
Live from BBC Proms: Jonathan Scott plays the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty organ
United Kingdom BBC Proms Live – Rossini, Mascagni, Dukas, Saint-Saëns: Jonathan Scott (organ), Royal Albert Hall, London, Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC iPlayer, 29.8.2020. (RP)
