This Week at Askonas Holt

Giovanni Antonini directs il Giardino Armonico in concerts in Barcelona and Valencia.

Kirill Gerstein performs Berg Kammerkonzert für Klavier und Geige mit 13 bläsern and Hindemith Kammermusik No. 1 at the Miyazaki Prefectural Arts Center Event Hall, Japan.

Dorothea Roschmann, Magdalena Kozena and Malcolm Martineau give a Liederabend at the Vienna Konzerthaus.

Thomas Zehetmair directs the Baselkammerorchester in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Symphony No.1 and Reverie at the Liederhall Stuttgart, Congress Centrum Ulm and KKL Lucerne.

Franck Ollu conducts the Ensemble Modern in Wolfgang Rihm Jagden und Formen Zustand 2008 (world premiere), a musical-choreographic project with Sasha Waltz & Guests.

Jian Wang play/directs Boccherini and Haydn with the Camerata Salzburg in a performance in Madrid.

Dale Duesing continues performances as the reciter in Schoenberg’s Ode to Napoleon at Bastille Paris Opera.

Martene Grimson sings Mozart's Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall with the English Festival Orchestra.

Trevor Pinnock conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam. His programme comprises J.C. Bach Sinfonia No.2, Mozart Piano Concerto K.271, Liszt (orch. John Adams) The Black Gondola and Haydn Symphony No. 99.

Ludovic Morlot makes his debut conducting the Budapest Festival Orchestra in a programme including Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique.

Takesha Meshé Kizart gives a concert at the Philharmonie Cologne with Monserrat Caballé.

Dame Felicity Lott gives recitals at the Embassy of Austria, Washington DC and Zankel Hall, New York as part of her US tour with Graham Johnson.

Robin Ticciati conducts the Gävle Symfoni Orkester in a programme to include Haydn Symphony No. 60, Dvorak Symphony No. 7 and the first performance of Uruppförande a new piece by the young swedish composer Tobias Broström.

Peter Rose sings the role of Daland in 'Der fliegende Holländer' at the Bayerische Staatsoper.

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a programme to include Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 at the Goteborgs Konserthus with soloist Emanuel Ax. Emanuel goes on to perform a recital of works by Beethoven and Schumann at the Wigmore Hall.

Michelle DeYoung sings in concert performances of 'Duke Bluebeard's Castle' at the Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels and Barbican Centre with the London Symphony Orchestra.

John Williams and John Etheridge give recitals at the Palace Theatre, Newark and National Centre for Early Music, York. Their 'Together and Solo' programme includes works by themselves, various African composers and a newly-commissioned piece by Benjamin Verdery.

Sergei Leiferkus returns to the role of Telramund in performances of Lohengrin opposite the Ortrud of Jane Henschel at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Xuefei Yang performs Sarasate Navarra with violinists David Garrett and Valeriy Sokolov at the Classical Brit Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, London. She also gives a recital at the Shenzhen Culture Center. His programme includes works by Albeniz, Morel, Lauro, Granados, Tarrega, along with various Chinese pieces from her new CD for EMI, 'Forthy Degrees North'.

Christopher Maltman performs the role of Albert in Werther at the Bayerische Staatsoper.

Iestyn Davies gives a recital at All Saints Church, Down Ampney for Gloucester Choral Society.

2 May, 2008