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Month: July 2011

Excellent Bach and Paganini in Whangarei, New Zealand

18/07/201113/07/2011 by Stan

Bach and Paganini: Martin Riseley (violin), The Old Library Art Centre, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, 25.6.2011 (PSe)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags New Zealand, Paul Serotsky, Whangarei

The Arensky Chamber Orchestra play both versions of Verklärte Nacht

11/08/202013/07/2011 by Stan

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht: Arensky Chamber Orchestra, Stephanie Gonley (director). Cadogan Hall, London. 8.7.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry

Some unusual fare at the London Piano Series

18/07/201112/07/2011 by Stan

CPE Bach, Schumann, Debussy, Dale, Bowen: Danny Driver (piano) Wigmore Hall, London. 9.7. 2011 (RBB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Robert Beattie

Mozart from The Olympic Festival Quartet

18/07/201112/07/2011 by Stan

Mozart : The Festival Quartet: Charles Weatherbee and Korine Fujiwara (violins), Alan Iglitzin (viola), Clancy Newman (cello); Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 9.7.2010 (BJ)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Bernard Jacobson, Quilcene

Aspen Music Festival 2011: Shaham’s Bartók, Beethoven from Yang and a trio from the Takács Quartet

18/07/201112/07/2011 by Stan

Aspen Music Festival (3): Gil Shaham plays Bartók, Joyce Yang plays Beethoven, Takács plays Mozart, Bartók, Mendlessohn. 11.7.2011 (HS)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Aspen, Harvey Steiman

Some Notable Premieres at this year’s Cheltenham Music Festival

18/07/201112/07/2011 by Stan

Cheltenham Music Festival 2011  : Premieres by Venables, Bray, Butler, Sierra, Berkeley, Phibbs, Kendall, Higgins, Rushton. (RJ)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Cheltenham, Roger Jones

Aspen Music Festival 2011: Shaham, Feltsman, Hamelin and LaBelle plus Others Who Cannot Be Named

18/07/201111/07/2011 by Stan

Aspen Music Festival (2) : Gil Shaham (violin), Vladimir Feltsman (piano), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Dominique LaBelle (soprano), Anonymous 4. Harris Hall, Benedict Music Tent, 5-7.7.2011 (HS)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Aspen, Harvey Steiman

Opera Holland Park’s La rondine is rather a mixed bag

17/04/202011/07/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, La rondine: (New production by Tom Hawkes): Soloists and Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Conductor: Peter Selwyn. Holland Park, London, 7.7.2011. (JPr)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Jim Pritchard, London
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