Nelson Goerner Returns with a Remarkable ‘Appassionata’ and Luminous Chopin
15/04/2019
Various: Nelson Goerner (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 7.4.2019. (GN)
Nelson Goerner © Evgeny Demin
With a New Cast, the Stars Align for Don Giovanni at the Met
15/04/2019
Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Cornelius Meister (conductor), Metropolitan Opera, New York, 12.4.2019. (RP)
Peter Mattei (Don Giovanni) © Marty Sohl/Met Opera
Lucerne Easter Festival: Haitink at 90 with Bruckner’s Sixth
15/04/2019
Lucerne Easter Festival [2] – Mozart, Bruckner: Till Fellner (piano), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL) Lucerne, 14.4.2019. (JR)
Bernard Haitink (c) Zurich Tonhalle
A Rewarding Rapport between the Philharmonia and Herbert Blomstedt
12/04/2019
Beethoven and Berlioz: Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 11.4.2019. (AS)
Herbert Blomsted (c) Martin Lengemann.
The Age of Paavo Järvi Beckons for the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
12/04/2019
Messaien, Beethoven: Arcadi Volodos (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 11.4.2019. (JR)
Paavo Järvi (c) Gaëtan Bally
Elfman’s ‘Eleven Eleven’ on Stage with Sibelius and Prokofiev in Northridge
12/04/2019
Sibelius, Elfman, Prokofiev: Sandy Cameron (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Thomas Sønderård (conductor), The Soraya, CSUN, Northridge, 4.4.2019. (DD)
Sandy Cameron playing Danny Elfman’s ‘Eleven Eleven’ © Luis Luque/The Soraya, CSUN
Anna Pirozzi Excels in the Liceu’s La Gioconda
10/04/2019
Ponchielli, La Gioconda: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7 & 8.4.2019. (JMI)
From La Gioconda © A. Bofill
Dazzling Colors Fascinate in Devony Smith and Nikolay Verevkin’s Carnegie Hall Citywide Recital
10/04/2019
Carnegie Hall Citywide – Various Composers: Devony Smith (soprano), Nikolay Verevkin (piano), St. Michael’s Church, New York, 6.4.2019. (RP)
Devony Smith © Jiyang Chen
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