Category Archives: Concert

Delicious French morsels launch the ECO’s Teatime Music

English Chamber Orchestra: Teatime Music Beckenham Place Mansion, 13th September 2020 Here’s a tasty concept. Instead of streaming full evening concerts, the English Chamber Orchestra has gone after the Sunday matinee audience with a four-week series entitled Teatime Music. Its … Continue reading

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Netrebko and Eyvazov serve up Russian jewels in Salzburg gala

Tchaikovsky: Mikhail Tatarnikov/ Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 27th August 2020 The artist who raised my spirits the most during lockdown was undoubtedly Anna Netrebko. Whether posting Instagram photos of her cooking (vowing to open a restaurant!), painting intricate birch … Continue reading

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A warm Viennese embrace as Wagner and Bruckner meet in Salzburg

Christian Thielemann/ Vienna Philharmonic Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg Festival, 26th August 2020 Wagner and Bruckner are a classic concert pairing. One was a huge devotee of the other – Bruckner even studded the first version of his Third Symphony (dedicated to … Continue reading

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A granitic Beethoven 9 from Muti in Salzburg

Muti/ Vienna Philharmonic Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 17th August 2020 The last time I heard Beethoven’s Ninth was in February, the triumphant culmination of the Barbican’s Beethoven Weekender, where all nine symphonies were shared between five UK orchestras. Back then, we feared … Continue reading

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Beethoven to raise the spirits from Argerich and Blomstedt in Lucerne

Blomstedt/ Lucerne Festival Orchestra KKL Concert Hall, Lucerne, 14th August 2020 “Life is Live” is the defiant banner under which this year’s revised Lucerne Festival was launched on Friday evening. A reduced audience in face masks, yes, and distanced orchestral … Continue reading

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