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Month: April 2015

Sorry to Be a Dissenting Voice

13/08/202025/04/2015 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly  Bach, Beethoven, Chopin.  Rafal Blechacz (piano)  Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.  Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, 22.4.2015. (JB)

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Caldara Masterpiece Resurrected

30/04/201525/04/2015 by NewAdmin

United StatesUnited States  Handel, Torelli, Allegri, Caldara: American Classical Orchestra and Chorus, Thomas Crawford (conductor), Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, 21.4.2014 (SSM)

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Aldeburgh Looks Forward to its 68th Festival  (June 12 -28)

08/08/201525/04/2015 by Stan

Aldeburgh Looks Forward to its 68th Festival  (June 12 -28)

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Honesty and Artistry from Les Ballets de Monte Carlo

30/04/201525/04/2015 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Roméo et Juliette: Dancers of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. Kirov St Petersburg Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (recorded), London Coliseum, London, 23.4.14. (JPr)

 

Photo credit Alice Blangero. -  Lucien Postlewaite (Romeo) and Noelani Pantastico (Juliet)
Photo credit Alice Blangero. – Lucien Postlewaite (Romeo) and Noelani Pantastico (Juliet)

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Jim Pritchard, London Leave a comment

Peter Eőtvős Leads the LSO’s Fine 90th Birthday Tribute to Pierre Boulez

30/04/201524/04/2015 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Boulez and Stravinsky: London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eőtvős (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 23.4.2015 (MB)

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Ingrid Fliter: “a Marvellously Poetic Force” in Chopin Concerto

30/04/201524/04/2015 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chopin, Mendelssohn: Ingrid Fliter (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jun Märkl (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.04.2015 (SRT)

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At Carnegie Hall, Nelsons Heralds a New Era for Boston

30/04/201524/04/2015 by Bruce Hodges

United StatesUnited States  Shostakovich, Beethoven, and Mahler: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 16/17.4.2015 (BH)

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A Fresh Slant on String Quartet Repertoire in Manchester

30/04/201524/04/2015 by Stan

 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Britten, Chopin, Barber, Beethoven.  Dejan Lazić (piano), Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy (conductor), Manchester Cathedral, Manchester. 18.4.2015 (LB)

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