This Week at Askonas Holt

Sunwook Kim performs a solo recital of Schubert's Sonata in C minor and Schumann's Fantasy Op.17 at Mannes College The New School For Music, New York, USA.

John Lill performs a solo recital at the Birmingham Conservatoire, England.

Giovanni Antonini conducts il Giardino Armonico at the Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid in a programme of Handel's Concerto Grossi, Op.6.

Myung-Whun Chung conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in a programme to include Messiaen and Saint-Saens, at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms season.

Anthony Dean Griffey, Tatiana Pavlovskaya and Sergei Leiferkus appear in concerts of Zemlinsky's 'Eine Florentinische Tragödie' with the Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo conducted by music director John Neschling in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Lars Vogt performs Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 with BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jiri Belohlavek at the BBC Proms.

Gustavo Dudamel conducts performances of 'La Boheme' at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

John Williams and John Etheridge give a duo recital at the Revelin Fort Terrace, as part of the Dubrovnik Festival. Their 'Together and Solo' programme includes works by themselves, various African composers and a newly-commissioned piece by Benjamin Verdery.

Piotr Anderszewski performs a recital as part of the Verbier Festival, Switzerland.

Ann Murray and Malcolm Martineau give an evening recital at the Wigmore Hall.

Ludovic Morlot makes his debut conducting at Aspen Festival in a programme including the Khachaturian Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham.

Natalie Clein performs concerts around Denmark in Quartet with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Krzysztof Chorzelski and Polina Leschenko.

Malin Christensson sings the role of the Dew Fairy in Glyndebourne's production of 'Hansel and Gretel'.

Christopher Maltman performs the role of Don Giovanni and Dorothea Roschmann sings the role of Elvira in the Salzburg Festival's production of 'Don Giovanni'.

Peter Donhoe plays a solo recital and leads masterclasses at the Birmingham International Piano Academy.

Toby Spence sings the title role and Matthew Rose sings Publio in a performance of 'La Clemenza di Tito' with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in London's Barbican.

Xuefei Yang gives a solo recital at Christ Church, Harrogate as part of the Harrogate Festival. Her programme includes works by Albeniz, Granados, Tarrega, Stephen Goss and various Chinese pieces.

Mark Stone sings the role of Robert in Holland Park Opera's production of 'Iolantha'.

Julian Rachlin performs 3 concerts as part of the Verbier Festival, Switzerland.

Daniel Harding conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra on tour in Santiago di Compostela and Madrid.

18 July, 2008