With the holiday season returning, the Bach Collegium Japan has announced that it will continue its annual tradition of presenting Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall on Dec. 24, 2024. The showcase will be conducted once more by Masaaki Suzuki and features soprano Rachel Nicholls, countertenor Alexander Chance, tenor Makato Sakurada, and bass Toru Kaku. Nicholls worked with the Bach Collegium {…}
The Bach Collegium Japan will present Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall on Dec. 24, 2023. The showcase will be conducted by Masaaki Suzuki and features Eri Sawae, Clint van der Linde, Seil Kim, and Paul Max Tipton as the soloists. Sawae, was previously a member of the Bach Collegium Japan chorus while van der Linde previously performed with an ensemble {…}
(Credit: Frances Marshall) The Bach Collegium Japan is set to present a concert at the Schubert Club on Feb. 7 and 8, 2023. The showcase, which will star baritone Roderick Williams, represents the ensembles debut appearance in Minnesota. Audiences will hear music by Bach, Telemann, and Janitch, including Bach’s Cantata for Bass Solo “Ich habe genug” and Telemann’s Cantata for {…}
The Bach Collegium Japan is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Masaaki Suzuki will conduct the performance, which is set for Dec. 24, 2022, with such soloists as soprano Hana Blažíková, countertenor Alexander Chance, tenor Jun Suzuki, and baritone Takaoki Onishi. Blažíková has appeared regularly with the Bach Collegium Japan and has also performed with such {…}
(Credits: Sandrine Expilly / Bertie Watson) The Gramophone has announced its 2020 Awards. The top Opera recording went to the Erato’s release of Handel’s “Agrippina”, featuring Joyce DiDonato, Elsa Benoit, Luca Pisaroni, Franco Fagioli, Jakub Józef Orliński, Andrea Mastroni, Carlo Vistoli, Biagio Pizzuti, and Marie-Nicole Lemieux. Maxim Emelyanychev conducted the Il Pomo d’Oro orchestra. Sandrine Piau received the Recital prize {…}
Credit: Gregor Hohenberg/Sony Gramophone has announced the recordings that have advanced to the final round of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal, choral, and opera categories. The first contestant in the opera category is the Barber’s “Vanessa,” performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Chorus, under the musical {…}