United Kingdom Richard Strauss: Soile Isokoski (soprano), Steven Isserlis (cello), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Juanjo Mena (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 18.1.2014 (MC)
Excellent Start to Manchester’s Strauss’s Voice Series
Year: 2014
Emma Kirkby Reveals the Poetry of Song in a Fine Recital
United Kingdom Haydn, Schubert: Emma Kirkby (soprano), Howard Williams (fortepiano), Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 19.01.14.(GP)
A Willa Cather Tale at the Prototype Festival
United States Gregory Spears, Paul’s Case: Soloists, American Modern Ensemble, Keith Chambers (piano), Kevin Newbury (director), Robert Wood (conductor). HERE, New York City. 13.1.2014 (DS)
Brahms and Liszt Lieder from Kirschlager and Thibaudet
United Kingdom Brahms, Liszt: Angelika Kirschlager (mezzo-soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 20.1.2014 (CC)
Opera North Strikes Gold in Puccini’s West.
United Kingdom Puccini, La fanciulla del West: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North/Richard Farnes (conductor), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds 21.1.2014 (JL)
Hoddinott Hall Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary with a Mixed Programme
United Kingdom Hoddinott, Mozart, Holt, Parry, Bernstein: Rosemary Joshua* (soprano), BBC National Orchestra and Chorus+ of Wales/Grant Llewellyn (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 21.1.2014 (PCG)
Spirited and Invigorating Playing by Federico Colli
United Kingdom Hindemith, Beethoven, Brahms: Federico Colli (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Guild Hall, City of Preston, 17.1.2014 (MC)
Musical UFO Spotted in Geneva
Switzerland Stravinsky, Mozart, Purcell and Ellington: Geneva Camerata, Yaron Herman (Jazz Piano), David Greilsammer (Piano and Conductor), Batiment des Forces Motrices, 16.01.2014