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BucharestGeorge Enescu International Competition - Cello semifinal

Artexim - George Enescu International Festival

Romanian Atheneum (Ateneul Român), Sun 6 Sep at 17:00

Contestants of the George Enescu International Competition, Various instruments

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Romanian Atheneum (Ateneul Român), Tue 8 Sep at 18:00

Nabil Shehata; Contestants of the George Enescu International Competition

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Romanian Atheneum (Ateneul Român), Sat 12 Sep at 17:00

Contestants of the George Enescu International Competition, Various instruments

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Romanian Atheneum (Ateneul Român), Mon 14 Sep at 19:00

Wilson Hermanto; Contestants of the George Enescu International Competition

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Romanian Atheneum (Ateneul Român), Fri 18 Sep at 17:00

Contestants of the George Enescu International Competition, Various instruments

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Romanian Atheneum (Ateneul Român), Sun 20 Sep at 19:00

John Axelrod; Contestants of the George Enescu International Competition

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Jacobs’ plausible pleading on behalf of Leonore

René Jacobs, Birgitte Christensen and Joshua Ellicott © Andrada Pavel

Edward Sava-Segal, 13 Sep

Promoting Leonore, the original version of Beethoven's Fidelio, René Jacobs made several choices of his own, only some of them justifiable.

****1

Edward Sava-Segal, 13 Sep

Andnes’ rendition was a typical battle between Dionysian and Apollonian, won by the latter.

****1

Edward Sava-Segal, 08 Sep

In the Bucharest performance, the individual vocal contributions were consistently good, with some really standing out.

****1

Edward Sava-Segal, 07 Sep

Centuries can envelop a musical masterpiece in a cocoon of misconceptions and false interpretations as much they leave their mark in the form of dirt and grime on a painting’s surface.

*****

Fabio Biondi, Sonia Prina and Europa Galante © Alex Damian

Edward Sava-Segal, 05 Sep

Europa Galante's musicians’ collective expertise in playing music of the 17th and 18th centuries is indisputable and was in full display once again in Bucharest.

****1