Rattle and the Berlin Phil Impress with Motley Programme in Zurich
22/02/2012
Debussy, Dvorak, Schönberg, Elgar: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle(conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich 20.12.2012 (JR) Read more
Yulianna Avdeeva dazzles Istanbul
21/02/2012
Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev: Yulianna Avdeeva (piano), Istanbul Recitals at ‘The Seed’, Istanbul 16.2.12 (AM) Read more
Norrington’s Classical Equation: 2 x 39 + 1 =
18/02/2012
Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart: Jeremy Denk (piano), Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Sir Roger Norrington (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 16.2.2012 (SSM) Read more
The Currentzis Dances in Munich
18/02/2012
Adams, Schumann, Prokofiev: Mikhail Mordvinov (piano), Theodor Currentzis (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich, 15.2.2012 (JFL) Read more
Avant Music Festival: Sine Waves and John Cage
16/02/2012
Avant Music Festival, Concerts I and II: Soloists, Ekmeles, loadbang, Wild Project, New York City. 10-11.2.2012 (BH) Read more
Superlative Pianism in Canton
16/02/2012
Brahms, Ravel, Chopin, Debussy, Bolcom, Arensky: Heather Cooper (piano), Shuai Wang (piano), Cable Recital Hall, Canton, Ohio (USA), 9.2.12 (TW) Read more
At Juilliard, Focus! 2012 Concludes its Celebration of John Cage
15/02/2012
Focus! 2012, Sounds Re-imagined: John Cage at 100 (Concert VI): Soloists, New Juilliard Ensemble, Joel Sachs (conductor), Alice Tully Hall, New York City, 3.2.2012 (BH) Read more
In Boston, Beethoven Pales Next to Rachmaninov
15/02/2012
Beethoven, Rachmaninov: Emanuel Ax (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden (guest conductor), Symphony Hall, Boston. 11.2.2012 (KH) Read more
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