Puccini, Turandot: (Revival) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, 3.6.2011 (GPu)
Month: June 2011
‘Two concerts in one’ in Cardiff – and a young pianist impresses
Weber, Grieg, Hindemith, Liszt, Bach/Liszt, Prokofiev: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Christoph König (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff 31.5.2011. (GPu)
Haitink returns to Chicago with Schumann, Mozart and Brahms
Schumann, Mozart and Brahms: Emanuel Ax (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor), Symphony Center, Chicago, 28.5.2011 (JLZ)
Hallelujah: Handel and Beethoven Choral Works in New York
Handel, Beethoven: Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola, Paul Appelby (tenor), Rachel Rosales (soprano), Charles Perry Sprawls (bass), Nancianne Parrella (organ), Jorge Ávila (violin), Arthur Fiacco (cello), Kent Tritle (conductor), Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, 25.5.2011 (SSM)
Franz Liszt Goes To Heaven in Budapest
Gyula Fekete, Excelsior! Franz Liszt Goes To Heaven: Hungarian State Opera, Thália Theater, Budapest 20.5.2011 (BM)
Madrid’s Winning Revival of Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Coro Intermezzo. Conductor: Víctor Pablo Pérez. Teatro Real de Madrid. 30.5.2011 (JMI)
A Delectable Schubert Programme in Seattle
Schubert: Onyx Chamber Players (David White, piano; James Garlick, violin; Meg Brennand, cello); J. Melvin Butler (viola); Stephen Schermer (contrabass); Downstairs at Town Hall, Seattle, 29.5.2011 (BJ)
Maurizio Pollini at the Royal Festival Hall, London
Stockhausen, Schumann, Chopin: Maurizio Pollini ( piano), Royal Festival Hall. London , 25.5.2011 (GD)