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Joined April 2009

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · 17 h

Royal Ballet & Opera issues new statement on Palestine flag incident bachtrack.com/news-rbo-pales…

bachtrack's tweet card. Director of Opera, Oliver Mears, was filmed trying to remove a Palestine flag raised by a performer during the final curtain call for Il trovatore. RBO has since said their “goal is to act with...

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Primo Artists@PrimoArtists · 19 h

Glimpses of @CristiMacelaru and @RandallGoosby performing at the @BBCProms with the Orchestre National de France @NationalDeFce at @RoyalAlbertHall this week! The performance received rave reviews with @Bachtrack writing: “Mǎcelaru kept the texture fluid, illuminating the…

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · 18 h

Franco Fagioli and Versailles bring rare bel canto to New York @lallianceny ✍️ Robert Levine bachtrack.com/review-fagioli…

bachtrack's tweet card. The Argentinian countertenor brings a program of music performed by famed castrato Giovanni Battista Velluti to L'Alliance.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · 22 h

Alina Cojocaru interview: feeding off the energy of London City Ballet ✍️ Maggie Foyer bachtrack.com/interview-alin…

bachtrack's tweet card. Alina Cojocaru talks about the magical process of creating new roles, working with great choreographers and how, in spite of a long career, she is still learning every day.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 24

All the world’s a jest: Falstaff returns to @glyndebourne ✍️ Mark Pullinger bachtrack.com/review-falstaf…

bachtrack's tweet card. Richard Jones' 2009 production returns to Glyndebourne after a long absence, but the 1940s comedy scrubs up fresh.

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Mark Valencia@MarkValencia · Jul 24

My Prom review of Shibe and more. Now published at @bachtrack bachtrack.com/22/296/view/29…

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 24

Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France (@nationaldefce) charm at the @BBCProms ✍️ Christopher Woodley bachtrack.com/review-macelar…

bachtrack's tweet card. Măcelaru's eclectic programming elicits passionate performances from the Orchestre National de France, and Randall Goosby shows his versatility with elegant and impassioned artistry.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 24

Electric! Sean Shibe premieres a new guitar concerto at the @BBCProms ✍️ Mark Valencia bachtrack.com/review-shibe-b…

bachtrack's tweet card. After the premiere of Mark Simpson's concerto, Anja Bihlmaier concludes her BBC Philharmonic Prom with a rousing performance of the Symphonie fantastique.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 23

Decoding Shostakovich and Prokofiev: read our interview with Gianandrea Noseda @londonsymphony ✍️ Roy Westbrook bachtrack.com/interview-gian…

bachtrack's tweet card. The LSO’s Principal Guest Conductor talks about his passion for two titans of Russian and Soviet music – and how to decode Shostakovich’s more cryptic and troublesome symphonies.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 23

A deeply committed War Requiem by Jonathan Nott and the @Tokyo_Symphony ✍️ Nahoko Gotoh bachtrack.com/review-britten…

bachtrack's tweet card. Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2, Jonathan Nott conducts Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem in his final season as Music Director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 22

Low on laughs: Die schweigsame Frau at the Staatsoper Berlin ✍️ Elena Luporini bachtrack.com/review-strauss…

bachtrack's tweet card. Newly General Music Director Christian Thielemann and Jan Philipp Gloger bring Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau to the Staatsoper Berlin for the first time, but la commedia is hardly stupenda.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 22

Curious Monologues but credible Mahler: @BBCPhilharmonic and John Storgårds at the @BBCProms ✍️ Roy Westbrook bachtrack.com/review-storgar…

bachtrack's tweet card. Mahler's “Cinderella” symphony receives another London outing, conducted by John Storgårds at the Royal Albert Hall.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 22

Stormy weather: a wild ride with Berlioz and Yuja Wang at @TanglewoodMA ✍️ Kevin Wells bachtrack.com/review-yuja-wa…

bachtrack's tweet card. Yuja Wang’s verve and panache, combined with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra’s fearless, youthful energy, forge an incandescent, explosive performance.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 22

A Prom of two halves: Mark Wigglesworth and the @BSOrchestra ✍️ Leighton Jones bachtrack.com/review-wiggles…

bachtrack's tweet card. The BSO play a trio of 20th-century greats — Ravel and Shostakovich both taking inspiration from the age of jazz, while Walton’s First Symphony provides contrast.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 21

Narratives in motion: George Li at @Caramoor ✍️ Edward Sava-Segal bachtrack.com/review-george-…

bachtrack's tweet card. George Li's belief in storytelling shows in his Caramoor programme of Schumann, Ravel and Mussorgsky.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 21

Watery magic as Nicole Car makes a triumphant return to Sydney @OperaAustralia ✍️ Jeremy Eccles bachtrack.com/review-rusalka…

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 21

An unusual cinematic coupling in Singapore: Korngold and Richard Strauss @SingaporeSymph ✍️ Chang Tou Liang bachtrack.com/review-lozakov…

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 21

A strong showing by Santtu-Matias Rouvali in Cleveland @CleveOrchestra ✍️ Frank Kuznik bachtrack.com/review-rouvali…

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 21

Born to sing Lucia: Jennifer France shines in @operahollandpk's new Donizetti staging ✍️ Mark Valencia bachtrack.com/review-lucia-d…

bachtrack's tweet card. Cecilia Stinton's new production of Lucia di Lammermoor doesn't necessarily make best use of OHP's performance space, but the singers excel.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack · Jul 21

The First Night of the @BBCProms: celebration and redemption ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/review-oramo-b…

bachtrack's tweet card. The BBC's annual classical jamboree is launched in fine style with a premiere and a timely revival, conducted by Sakari Oramo.

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