United States Bach, St. Matthew Passion: Westminster Symphonic Choir (Joe Miller, director), The American Boychoir (Fernando Malver-Ruiz, director), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 4.4.2015 (BJ)
Month: April 2015
Outstanding Musical Performances in Berlin’s Choreographed Tannhäuser
Germany Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Dancers, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 2.4.2015 (MB)
Gidon Kremer Disappoints but Denis Kozhukhin Saves the Day
Germany Berlin Festtage (5) – Weinberg, Brahms, and Franck: Gidon Kremer (violin), Denis Kozhukhin (piano). Philharmonie, Berlin, 1.4.2015 (MB)
Michael Wendeberg’s Extraordinary Achievement in the Piano Music of Boulez
Germany Berlin Festtage (4) – Boulez: Michael Wendeberg (piano). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 30.3.2015 (MB)
Celebration of Tatar Music Introduces Little Known Composers to Britain
United Kingdom Zhiganov, Akhiyarova, Yarulli, Kallimullin, Rachmaninov, Rimsky Korsakova: Venera Gimadieva (soprano), Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra / Guerassim Voronkov (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 1.4.2015 (RB)
Spirited Perahia Recital Shows Maturity—and Speed
United States Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Franck, Chopin: Murray Perahia (piano), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 1.4.2015 (BH)
Hamelin’s Schubert the Worthy Legacy of a Great Teacher
United States Field, Hamelin, Debussy, and Schubert: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 31.3.2015 (BJ)
La Traviata Repeated In La Plata
Verdi, La Traviata: Soloists, Orchestra, Chorus of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Carlos Vieu, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 25.3.2015. (JSJ)
