STYLISH PERFORMANCES OF TIMELESS CHAMBER MUSIC
Legendary pianist and conductor now in his late seventies joined hands with two young string players in two...
A LUXURY GUEST IN SALZBURG
Not many festivals in the world can pride themselves on hosting the Berlin Philharmonic on two successive nights....
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-...
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...
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...
PHOTO FINISH AT THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL
Neck to neck, two great symphony orchestras finished the festival programme on a high note. This was the...
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...
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER IN RECITAL
It is not often that Anne-Sophie Mutter appears anywhere in recital. But here she is on my fourth...
