A STELLAR OPERATIC BON-BON TO CLOSE THE LUCERNE FESTIVAL
The marvellous Italian mezzo Cecilia Bartoli produced and sang in this remarkable festive semi-staged performance of Rossini’s timeless comedy La Cenerentola. S... Continue Reading...
Reviews
A FAREWELL TO THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS AT LUCERNE
Last but by no mean least was the turn of the London Philharmonic - a beautifully streamlined sound and a high level of musicality. This performance had a speci... Continue Reading...
A DOUBLE TRIBUTE TO BERNSTEIN
25th August 2018 saw the 100th birth anniversary of American composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein. The Boston Symphony Orchestra chose for their tw... Continue Reading...
FRENCH MASTERPIECES FROM THE LONDON SYMPHONY
It was now the turn for three evenings with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle their new Music Director. I attended the first two... Continue Reading...
Battle, Drumroll and Enlightenment
A week into Beethovenfest, the magic has failed to subside. The air is still abuzz with excitement with concerts taking place regularly, providing much on offer... Continue Reading...
A HEAVY WEIGHT ROMANTIC BOUNTY FROM THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
After two successive evenings with the Royal Concertgebouw it was the turn of the Vienna Philharmonic. What great orchestras they both are but sounded very diff... Continue Reading...
The Quintessence of Three Composers
Quintessence is defined as the exemplar of a quality or class. In the context of the second day of Beethovenfest, the Russian National Orchestra (RNO), under th... Continue Reading...
LATE ROMANTIC SYMPHONIST FROM THE CONCERTGEBOUW
It was with great applause that the audience welcomed the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from Amsterdam to the Lucerne Festival. The works for their two concerts... Continue Reading...