This Week at Askonas Holt

Pieter Wispelwey performs a solo recital of a selection of Bach Cello Suites at the Chassé Theater, Netherlands.

Jonathan Lemalu sings Mendelssohn's 'Walpurgis Nacht' in a concert at Cite de la Musique, Paris.

Peter Rose sings the role of Philipp II in 'Don Carlo' at the Deutsche Staatsoper, Berlin.

Simon O'Neill makes his debut with Opera National du Rhin as Siegmund in Die Walkure in a new production by David McVicar. He has already performed this part at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Antonio Pappano and the Metropolitan Opera conducted by Donald Runnicles and as well as Opera du Rhin will also perform it with the West East Divan Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim, Iceland Symphony conducted by Bertrand de Billy and Orquesta Sinfonice de Galicia.

Giovanni Antonini conducts il Giardino Armonico in a concert of Brandenburg Concertos 3, 4 and 5 in Milan.

Natalie Clein is on the last leg of her tour to New Zealand and Australia with concerts in Perth this week and the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Magdalena Kozena,Robert Lloyd, William Burden, Hanno Mueller-Brachmann sing the final two performances in the current run of 'Pelleas et Melisande' at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

John Williams meets students and gives a solo recital at the Curtis Auditorium at the Cork School of Music. His programme includes works by Scarlatti, Bach, Domeniconi, Albeniz, himself and various Venezuelan composers.

Xuefei Yang gives recitals at the National Centre for Early Music, York and Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, as part of CHINA NOW. Her programme includes Spanish and Chinese repertoire, from her recently-released second CD for EMI '40 Degrees North': yang40degreesnorth.com.

John Mark Ainsley gives a recital in deSingel Antwerp.

Sir Thomas Allen performs a programme of English folks songs and songs by Coates, Britten and Haydn Wood with the Halle Orchestra in the North Wales Theatre, Llandudno.

Ludovic Morlot returns to the Ensemble Intercontemporain to conduct concerts in Paris and Munich including a world premiere by Philippe Hurel.

Peter Donohoe performs a solo recital in Bishop Auckland (UK).

Imogen Cooper performs a recital with with cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton at the Cité de la Musique in Paris.

Susan Gritton performs the role of Blonde in Mozart's Entfuehrung at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich.

Christopher Maltman performs the world premiere of James MacMillan's new work for baritone, chorus and orchestra - 'St John Passion' with the London Symphony Orchestra in London's Barbican Hall.

Seikyo Kim conducts the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Shin, Hyun Soo (violin) at the Seoul Arts Centre, Korea.

Lisa Milne performs Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 2 with the Bergen Philharmonic in Norway's Grieghallen.

Trevor Pinnock conducts the RAI Turin Orchestra at the L'Auditorium della Rai. His programme comprises Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Mozart Piano Concerto K.271 (soloist: Maria Joăo Pires), Liszt 'The Black Gondola' and Haydn Symphony No. 99.

Dorothea Roschmann, Magdalena Kozena and Daniel Barenboim give a Lieder recital at the Deutsche Staatsoper, Berlin.

Matthew Rose and Timothy Robinson perform Schubert's Mass in E flat major D950 and Mozart's Vesperae solennes KV 339 with the Dresden Staatskapelle under Sir Charles Mackerras in Dresden.

Yves Abel conducts 'Le Nozze di Figaro' at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Christine Rice (Ariadne)and Rebecca Bottone (First Innocent) continue performances of Harrison Birtwistle's world premiere of 'The Minotaur' at the Royal Opera House.

The Belcea Quartet give concerts in the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, Oxford, Vienna Konzerthaus, and the Schubertiade, Hohenems.

Ida Falk Winland competes in the Ferrier competition semi-final at London's Wigmore Hall.

Ian Bostridge and Christopher Maltman give a Britten recital in the Vienna Konzerthaus as part of Ian Bostridge's residency.

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

Thomas Zehetmair conducts the Northern Sinfonia in concerts at The Sage, Gateshead and Middlesbrough Town Hall. His programme comprises Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.1, Stravinsky Concerto in D major, Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.4 and Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4.

Julian Rachlin gives a recital in Milan with Itamar Golan. He also performs Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Orchestra Philharmonique de Strasbourg conducted by Thomas Dausgaard.

Malcolm Martineau accompanies Bryn Terfel in recital on the final leg of their current tour in the States. They perform at the Music Club of St Paul and end the tour at New York's Carnegie Hall.

Amanda Roocroft sings the title role in the opening night of the English National Opera's new production of 'The Merry Widow' at the London Coliseum.

18 April, 2008