A Common Thread: Thomas Morley, John Dowland, Ned Rorem, Henry Bishop, Anthony Holborne, Igor Stravinsky, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Paul Moravec, Robert Johnson and Richard Allison: Catacoustic Consort, Annalisa Pappano (artistic director); concert:nova, Ixi Chen (artistic director); Minyoung Baik, Randolph Bowman, Ixi Chen, Jennifer Joplin, Brian Kay, Youngmi Kim, Avedis Manoogian, David Morris, Theodore Nelson, Annalisa Pappano, David Walker, Heidi Yenney (soloists), Cincinnati, OH. 17.3.13 (RDA)
Year: 2013
Messiaen: Most Definitely to the Stars
United States Messiaen, Des canyons aux étoiles…: Juho Pohjonen (piano), Laura Weiner (French horn), Ian Sullivan (xylorimba), Jared Soldiviero (glockenspiel), Ensemble ACJW, Robert Spano (Conductor), Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 19.3.2013 (SSM)
Guffaws for Chaplin Classic—With Live Music
United States Chaplin et al.: Northwest Sinfonietta, Christophe Chagnard (conductor), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 15.3.2013 (BJ)
Polite Ravel Before Theatrical Mahler
United States Ravel, Mahler: Cleveland Orchestra, Alan Gilbert (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 21.3.2013 (MSJ)
BRB’s Aladdin is Eye-Catching and Entertaining
United Kingdom Carl Davis, Aladdin: Dancers of the Birmingham Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Paul Murphy (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 20.3.2013. (JPr)
An Uncommonly Impressive Debut for David Afkham
United States Mozart, Britten, and Beethoven: Gautier Capuçon (cello), Seattle Symphony, David Afkham (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 21.3.2013 (BJ)
A Russian Spectacular from Karabits and the Royal Philharmonic
United Kingdom Borodin, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Alexei Volodin (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor) Royal Festival Hall, London 20.3.2013 (RB)
Kafka Novella Metamorphoses into Ballet
United Kingdom Frank Moon, The Metamorphosis(choreography by Arthur Pita), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 20.3.2013 (JOD)