Germany Berlin Festtage (3) – Boulez: Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Anna Lapkovskaja (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the MDR Choir and NDR Choir (chorus masters: James Wood and Bernhard Epstein), Michael Barenboim (violin), Carlo Laurenzi and Jérémie Henriot (sound and live electronics, developed and realised at IRCAM), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano, conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 29.3.2015 (MB)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Muti Champions Scriabin and Mourns a Critic with Mozart
United States Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Prokoviev, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Mozart, Ligeti, Beethoven: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Sergey Skorokhodov (tenor), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Rosa Feola (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Saimir Pirgu (tenor), Michele Pertusi (bass), Stephanie Jeong (violin), Kenneth Olsen (cello), Jonathan Biss (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director), Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Riccardo Muti (conductor), Orchestra Hall, Chicago 15/23/27.1.2015, 19/26.2.2015, 7.3 2015 (DP)
Robust Beethoven and Schubert from Canada’s ‘All-Star’ Octet
Canada Beethoven and Schubert: Octagon (Martin Beaver and Mark Fewer, violins, Rivka Golani, viola, Rachel Mercer, cello, Joseph Phillips, double bass, James Campbell, clarinet, Kathleen McLean, bassoon and Kenneth MacDonald, French horn), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 24.3.2015 (GN)
In Surprise Victory Over Mahler, Virtuoso Tuba Wins the Race
United States Daugherty and Mahler: Carol Jantsch (tuba), Philadelphia Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 28.3.2015 (BJ)
Selfless Playing of High Integrity from Bavarian Radio Orchestra
Germany Antonín Dvořák: Erin Wall (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo), Christian Elsner (tenor), Liang Li (bass), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Mariss Jansons (conductor), Herkulessaal, Munich, 24.3.2015. (MC)
Emersonian Splendor as Compelling as Ever
United States Haydn, Beethoven, and Ravel: Emerson String Quartet, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 27.3.2015 (BJ)
Together or Apart, Batiashvili and Lewis Shine
United States Schubert, Bach, Telemann, and Beethoven: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Paul Lewis (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 25.3.2015 (BJ)
Husband and Wife Team Prove to be Ideal Musical Partnership
New Zealand Liadov, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Janine Jansen (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Blendulf (conductor), Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, 28.3.2015.(PM)
Photo Credit Harald Hoffman – Decca