STYLISH PERFORMANCES OF TIMELESS CHAMBER MUSIC
Legendary pianist and conductor now in his late seventies joined hands with two young string players in two concerts covering the six important piano trios of B... Continue Reading...
A LUXURY GUEST IN SALZBURG
Not many festivals in the world can pride themselves on hosting the Berlin Philharmonic on two successive nights. Needless to say there was a buzz in the air as... Continue Reading...
BIZET’S EARLY MASTERPIECE – A CULTIVATED PEARL OF THE REPERTORY
Georges Bizet’s most famous work is the opera Carmen a contemporary tale of French verismo replete with on-stage cigarette- girls, Spanish dances, bull fights a... Continue Reading...
SALZBURG PLAYS A TRUMP CARD WITH “QUEEN OF SPADES”
A magnificent show of Tchaikovsky’s dramatic tragedy was performed for the sixth time on 25th August to an appreciative audience.
The opera by Tchaikovsky has ... Continue Reading...
SALZBURG’S FLUTE IS NOT WITHOUT MAGIC
Last night I attended the first performance of my week in Salzburg during the conclusion of the Summer Festival. It was the sixth performance of Mozart’s last o... Continue Reading...
PHOTO FINISH AT THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL
Neck to neck, two great symphony orchestras finished the festival programme on a high note. This was the Berlin Philharmonic (Monday 28th August) and Pittsburg ... Continue Reading...
DAY FIVE MATINEE AT THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL
On Sunday 27th August, there was a concert performance of Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece - Lucrezia Borgia. With a line-up of some of the best singers in the... Continue Reading...
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER IN RECITAL
It is not often that Anne-Sophie Mutter appears anywhere in recital. But here she is on my fourth day at the festival in recital with her long time accompanist ... Continue Reading...