In July 2022 Bachtrack reviewed 104 events in 50 cities:
Here are ten reviews in English you shouldn't miss, according to our Editor:
Andris Nelsons and Yuja Wang at Tanglewood
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring receives a vigorous performance to launch the Tanglewood Festival... after Yuja Wang steps in to perform fiery Liszt.
“her playing has a fluidity that transcends any considerations of difficulty”
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony at the BBC Proms in London
A huge hall, a huge orchestra and a huge chorus letting rip with a monster of the choral repertoire… We've missed this.
“the bassoons had a pungently ecclesiastical whiff of incense about them”
Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Sydney
Simone Young marks the start of her tenure at the helm of the Sydney Symphony with a performance that showcases the outstanding acoustics of the renovated Concert Hall.
“powerful tuttis, without ever being distorted, were impressively ferocious”
The Estonian Festival Orchestra at the Pärnu Music Festival
In a programme of Lutosławski, Richard Strauss and Tchaikovsky conducted by Paavo Järvi, there are no weak links in the playing of the EFO and Stefan Dohr’s versatility on the horn is once again on display.
“like finding a sparkling jewel in the most unexpected place”
Silent Woman at Bard
Bard’s always courageous Music Director, Leon Botstein, never one to shy away from a challenge, presents Strauss' comedy uncut.
“Bard has engaged Christian Räth to unravel the tangles and he does so joyfully and tellingly”
Parsifal at Oper Leipzig's Wagner 22 Festival
Ulf Schirmer bows out as General Music Director as the last of Wagner's 13 operas completes a successful Festival Wagner 22 in Leipzig.
“a rare opportunity to luxuriate in Wagner’s final stagework”
Petrushka at Venice's Biennale Danza
A new Petrushka full of contemporary anguish as Japanese artist Saburo Teshigawara presents a world premiere to celebrate his Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement award in Venice.
“Teshigawara leads spectators on voyages into intimate turmoils through danced soliloquies”
Resurrection at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Following his Requiem at the 2019 Aix Festival, Romeo Castellucci surprises us with the purity and humility of his Mahler Second, conducted remarkably by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
“We witness the birth of tragedy around the discovery of a mass grave”
Margot la Rouge and Le Villi at Opera Holland Park
Puccini's Giselle-inspired opera is given a superb staging by Martin Lloyd-Evans to deliver Opera Holland Park's banger of the season.
“Duprels vulnerability... was matched only by her spectral menace”
Emmanuel Pahud in Tokyo
Emmanuel Pahud plays a 70-minute solo programme in a near capacity audience in the 1600-seater concert hall.
“It was a spellbinding journey.”
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