Switzerland Brahms, Shostakovich Philharmonia Zurich, Anna Vinnitskaya (piano), Rafael Payare (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 29.11.15 (JR)
Year: 2015
An Intimate ‘Meistersinger‘ Arrives from Glyndebourne
Embracing Terpsichore – in Wheelchairs – with Mahler and Melillo
United States Mahler, Melillo, Tchaikovsky: Dancing Wheels Company, Bobby Wesener (choreographer), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, Canton, Ohio, 21.11.2015 (TW)
Noseda Introduces the United States to an Unfamiliar Masterpiece
United States Rossini, Rachmaninoff, and Casella: Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Simon Trpčeski (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra, Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 27.11.2015 (BJ)
Welsh Tribute to Scottish Composers Separated by Five Centuries
United Kingdom Carver, MacMillan: Welsh Camerata, Andrew Wilson-Dickson (conductor), St Catherine’s Church, Pontypridd, 28.11.2015 (PCG)
Rising Stars Rana and Mälkki Perform a Superb Concert
United Kingdom Liadov, Prokofiev, Sibelius: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Beatrice Rana (piano), Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.15. (RB)
Martinoty’s Le nozze di Figaro is an Incoherent, Joyless Mess
Craig Ogden Saves the Day and Wins Over his Audience
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Barber, Mozart, Rodrigo: Craig Ogden (guitar), Royal Northern Sinfonia, Bradley Creswick (leader/director), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 29.11.2015 (SRT)