operaexplorer

Travelling and enjoying opera performances

Daniel Barenboim leads West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Salzburg Festspiele, Aug 14, 2015

LUDWIG V. BEETHOVEN • Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C, Op. 56 PERFORMERS Daniel Barenboim, Piano and Conductor Guy Braunstein, Violin Kian Soltani, Cello West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Amazing, emotional and god- like sounding cello by Kian Soltani, afterwards I read in the programme that he has studied with Sol Gabeta and […]

Riccardo Muti and Wiener Philarmoniker, August 14th, 2015, Salzburger Festspiele

VIENNA PHILHARMONIC • RICCARDO MUTI PROGRAMME PYOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKY • Concert for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 35 JOHANNES BRAHMS • Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 The concert was unique as it was the most obvious proof what extraordinary conductor can achieve with first class orchestra, the sound was full, lush, nuanced! […]