United States Duke Ellington, Sacred Music: Queen Esther Marrow (gospel singer), Kurt Elling (jazz singer), Savion Glover (dancer), Terrance Kelly (baritone), Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, orchestra led by Miguel Zenón, presented by SFJAZZ at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. 17.9.2015 (HS)
Month: September 2015
Vladimir Jurowski: Not Convincing in Mahler’s Seventh with the LPO
United Kingdom Mahler: London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.9.2015. (JPr)
Royal Opera House Launch Live Cinema Season with Macmillan’s Romeo and Juliet
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor), Live screening from The Royal Opera House, London, 22.9.2015 (J.O’D)
(c) Dave Morgan
New Production of Phantom of the Opera the Opera
FinlandAndrew LLOYD WEBBER Oopperan Kumitus (The Phantom of the Opera). Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra and Finnish National Ballet. Nick Davies (conductor).Finnish National Opera, Helsinki 15.9.2015 (GF)
A Flawed but Interesting Production of I Puritani from WNO
United Kingdom Bellini, I Puritani: (Production Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 11.09.2015 (GPu)
(c) Bill Cooper
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Celebrates Principality’s South American Links
United Kingdom Fiesta Sinfónica: Argentina – Buchardo, Castor, Piazzolla, Berkeley, Ginastera: James Crabb (accordion), Lucas Somoza Osterc (baritone), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Edwin Outwater (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 18.9.2015 (PCG)
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Presents a Dazzling New Talent
United States Delibes, Tao, and Saint-Saëns: Conrad Tao (piano), Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Dirk Brossé (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 22.9.2015 (BJ)
A Strong Showing from Pacific Baroque in Bach and Telemann
Canada Bach, Telemann: Chloe Myers (violin), Kris Kawapis (trumpet), Beilang Zhu (cello), Matthew Jennejohn (oboe, recorder), Vincent Lauzer (recorder), Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (conductor), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 18.9.2015. (GN)
