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Herbert Blomstedt dies at age of 99 after seven-decade career bachtrack.com/news-herbert-b…
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Bottled lightning: Yunchan Lim's brings Rachmaninov 3 to Philadelphia @philorch ✍️ Cameron Kelsall bachtrack.com/review-yunchan…

Bottled lightning: Yunchan Lim's brings Rachmaninov 3 to Philadelphia

The 22-year-old pianist reunites with Philadelphia Orchestra principal guest conductor Marin Alsop four years after winning the Cliburn.

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Salvation, damnation and circus magic: Gounod’s *Faust* at the Teatro alla Scala @teatroallascala bachtrack.com/review-faust-e… via @bachtrack

Salvation, damnation and circus magic: Teatro alla Scala’s new Faust

The Teatro alla Scala closes its season with a visually audacious new production of Faust, directed by Johannes Erath, and driven by Daniele Rustioni’s fiery conducting. 

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"Miskimmon writes that her production “places Tosca at the centre of her own story.” Isn’t this exactly what Puccini and his librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa already do very successfully?" bachtrack.com/review-tosca-m…

A village hall Tosca at English National Opera

Annilese Miskimmon’s new production for English National Opera promises a “reimagining” but is a problematic disappointment. 

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A Messiaen epic launches the London Piano Festival at @KingsPlace ✍️ Christopher Woodley bachtrack.com/review-apekish…

A Messiaen epic launches the London Piano Festival at Kings Place

Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva give an enthralling performance of one of Messiaen's wartime epics, and vivid evocations of two pieces by Sir George Benjamin.

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A village hall Tosca at English National Opera ✍️ Mark Pullinger bachtrack.com/review-tosca-m…

A village hall Tosca at English National Opera

Annilese Miskimmon’s new production for English National Opera promises a “reimagining” but is a problematic disappointment. 

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BK Opera’s Tristan and Isolde impresses in outer Melbourne ✍️ Sandra Bowdler bachtrack.com/review-tristan…

BK Opera’s Tristan and Isolde impresses in outer Melbourne

A compelling if musically pared down Tristan und Isolde in Melbourne, with singing to die for

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Emotionally compelling: Anna Netrebko in Verdi’s Requiem at @teatroallascala ✍️ Monique ten Boske bachtrack.com/review-verdi-r…

Emotionally compelling: Anna Netrebko in Verdi’s Requiem at La Scala

Gold dust, shattered shop windows and a soprano between profanity and prayer: Anna Netrebko’s dark intensity meets rare tenderness in Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, as Milan’s unrest invades La Scala.

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Ekmeles invokes centuries of seasonal songs and spells ✍️ Kurt Gottschalk bachtrack.com/review-ekmeles…

Ekmeles invokes centuries of seasonal songs and spells

At the DiMenna Center, Ekmeles summon the spirit of Halloween as a bridge between the realms of the living and the dead

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Brahms takes the honours as Tugan Sokhiev and the @Vienna_Phil visit Seoul ✍️ SangKwon Lee bachtrack.com/review-sokhiev…

Tugan Sokhiev and the Vienna Philharmonic visit Seoul

The Vienna Philharmonic's tour reaches Seoul, where Seong-Jin Cho plays Beethoven before Tugan Sokhiev conducts Brahms’ sunny Second Symphony. 

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Pianist Stephen Kovacevich died yesterday, aged 86. We interviewed him just ahead of his 75th birthday, when he discussed his early musical experiences, the stroke he suffered and pertinent advice for young pianists. bachtrack.com/interview-step…

Cards on the table: Stephen Kovacevich at 75

Stephen Kovacevich celebrates his 75th birthday this week. In an interview with our editor, he discusses his early musical experiences, the stroke he suffered, pertinent advice for young pianists and...

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City Lights: Charlie Chaplin’s world brought brilliantly to life by National Ballet of Japan @nntt_ballet ✍️ Naomi Mori bachtrack.com/review-city-li…

City Lights: Chaplin’s world brought brilliantly to life by NBJ

National Ballet of Japan’s world premiere of City Lights based on Charlie Chaplin’s classic film and choreographed by Alastair Marriott, is a resounding success, a ballet that everyone can enjoy. 

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Karen Gomyo scores in Samuel Adams’ new violin concerto at Disney Hall @LAPhil ✍️ Laurence Vittes bachtrack.com/review-elim-ch…

Karen Gomyo scores in Samuel Adams’ new violin concerto at Disney Hall

Samuel Adams' new violin concerto proves undeniably theatrical in the second week of Elim Chan’s concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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Lukáš Vondráček: a strong showing from a maverick soloist in Prague ✍️ Frank Kuznik bachtrack.com/review-grandy-…

Lukáš Vondráček: a strong showing from a maverick soloist in Prague

Lukáš Vondráček adds spice to an invigorating outing by Elias Grandy and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. 

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In Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Omar, a strong score clashes with its undirected storytelling ✍️ Graham Meyer bachtrack.com/review-giddens…

Chicago’s Omar: strong score clashes with undirected storytelling

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the local premiere of Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels' opera, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. 

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Compelling Rachmaninov from Karina Canellakis in Pittsburgh Symphony debut @pghsymphony ✍️ Sam Jacobson bachtrack.com/review-canella…

Compelling Rachmaninov from Karina Canellakis with Pittsburgh Symphony

Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances brings colorful, compelling playing as Karina Canellakis makes her Pittsburgh Symphony debut in a program of strikingly varied musical styles.

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4.48 Psychosis: Philip Venables’ visceral operatic expression of Sarah Kane’s final work revived ✍️ Nick Boston bachtrack.com/review-4-48-ps…

Venables’ 4.48 Psychosis revived by The Royal Opera

A strong cast led by Jacquelyn Stucker revive Philip Venables’ convincing operatic take on playwright Sarah Kane's final testament.

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