Silvestrov and Moody suit Orthodox tastes in St Petersburg

By Gavin Dixon, 28 April 2013

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Reviewed at Shostakovich Philharmonic Hall: Grand Hall, St Petersburg on 26 April 2013

Silvestrov, Requiem

Moody, Passion and Resurrection (Russian première)

Sinfonietta Orchestra Estonia

National Choir of the Ukraine "Dumka"

Andres Mustonen, Conductor

Olga Zasadna, Soprano

Anto Onnis, Tenor

Priit Volmer, Bass

Anna Geniushene impresses Singapore in early Chopin and Brahms

Chang Tou Liang, 14th June

Anna Geniushene makes a welcome Singapore return, demonstrating that knows exactly what she is all about.

****1

Great entertainment from the Bach Akademie Australia

Sandra Bowdler, 13th June

The Bach Akademie Australia celebrates the Leipzig Collegium Musicum of the Baroque era with an entertaining concert of familiar works and rarities, including the outright "silly" concerto of Telemann's The Frogs.

****1

Lise Davidsen’s exquisite Schubert Lieder at the Aldeburgh Festival

Eleanor Knight, 13th June

The Norwegian soprano impresses in a Lieder programme that proves the highlight of the Aldeburgh Festival’s opening weekend.

*****

Dame Imogen Cooper bows out with Mozart at The Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 13th June

Dame Imogen Cooper’s valedictory concerto performance was affectionately received by a near capacity audience at The Glasshouse.

***11

Tumultuous Mahler 2 season finale from the BBC Philharmonic

Rohan Shotton, 13th June

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic and CBSO Chorus in Mahler's mighty Resurrection Symphony.

*****

An American cornucopia from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 12th June

An eclectic America250 program traces multiple strands of American musical identity, with Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and the Mendelssohn Choir making the strongest impression.

***11

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Gavin Dixon

Gavin Dixon is a writer, journalist and editor specialising in classical music. He writes for publications such as Gramophone, Classical Music and BBC Music Magazine. Gavin has a PhD on the symphonies of Alfred Schnittke and is a member of the editorial team for the “Alfred Schnittke Collected Works” edition. His website is here.