Festival: SummerConcerts at the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam

Spanning a compositional date range of approximately 50 years, Francois-Xavier Roth and his well-drilled Gurzenich delivered a highly enjoyable evening of music by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Renée Fleming sings Barber and Strauss at the Concertgebouw.

Mismatching between programme and performers resulted in a disappointing evening of operatic all-time favourites.