Piotr Beczała’s recital at the Palau de la Música Catalana marked one of the most remarkable vocal evenings of the current season. Joined by pianist Sarah Tysman, the Polish tenor presented a carefully curated programme of Slavic repertoire, bringing together songs and arias by Karłowicz, Moniuszko, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninov.

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This year’s Easter Festival at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden was marked by a new production of Wagner’s Lohengrin, conducted by Joana Mallwitz with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and directed by Johannes Erath. Presented to full houses, the production quickly became one of the most talked-about events of the festival.

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