Review | Dudamel’s Song-Inspired Mahler Resurrection at Salzburg
Each summer the Salzburg Festival begins not with opera, but with contemplation. Before the official opening—with this year’s new production of Carmen still to come—the…
Browsing: Vienna Philharmonic
Review | Undercooked Mozart & Tchaikovsky with Welser-Möst & Vienna Philharmonic at BBC Proms
By long-standing tradition, the BBC Proms invite a select number of world-class non-UK orchestras to grace the season. Those orchestras generally bring their A-game, with…
CD Review | Sommernachtskonzert 2023 (Summer Night Concert 2023)
Sommernachtskonzert 2023 (Summer Night Concert 2023) music by Bizet, Gounod, Ravel, Berlioz and Strauss Elīna Garanča, mezzo-soprano; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Sony Classical…
Hans Werner Henze: The Sea Betrayed (Capriccio)
There is an unwritten law in music that composers are left unperformed for ten years after they die. The muting is certainly true of Henze,…
Musikverein in Vienna reopens for business
Vienna’s most famous concert hall has opened its doors after almost three months of darkness. “The Musikverein would have imagined its 150th anniversary differently,” says…
Samy Moussa, Citizen of the World
Samy Moussa was calling from the Villa Massimo, the spacious former estate of an aristocratic family in Rome, where he has lodgings as a fellow…
Tuesday Headlines: Positive reviews for Opera Lafayette’s ‘Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal’ in New York
Opera Lafayette is getting many positive reviews for their production of Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal, which has an all Canadian cast. The New York Times…
Daily News Roundup: 13 December 2016
The Elmar Oliviera International Violin Competition (EOIVC) announced its 20 candidates. The competition takes place from January 22 to February 5, 2017 at the Lynn…
Uniworld River Cruise: Unexpected “European Jewels”
by Paul E. RobinsonCLASSICAL TRAVELSRiver Cruise along the Main, the Rhine and the DanubeAugust 2013This past August, Marita and I thoroughly enjoyed the “European Jewels”…
