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Month: March 2018

Piotr Beczała in Song – Enjoying a Beautiful Voice

09/03/201804/03/2018 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited States Various composers: Piotr Beczała (tenor), Martin Katz (piano), Carnegie Hall, New York, 28.2.2018. (RP)

Piotr Beczała © Jean-Baptiste Millot

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts Tags New York, Rick Perdian 1 Comment

Fine Elgar and Brahms from Pappano and the LPO

09/03/201804/03/2018 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Elgar, Strauss and Brahms: Diana Damrau (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 3.3.2018. (AS)

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Categories Concert Reviews, UK Concerts Tags Alan Sanders, London 1 Comment

Mark Viner at the Wigmore Hall Elicits Musings on Virtuosity

09/03/201804/03/2018 by Jack Buckley

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Liszt, Alkan, Thalberg, Chopin: Mark Viner (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 2/3/2018. (JB)

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Mark Viner

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The Doric Quartet’s Perplexing yet Fascinating Way with Haydn

09/03/201803/03/2018 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn: Doric String Quartet (Alex Redington, Jonathan Stone [violins], Hélène Clément [viola], John Myerscough [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 28.2.2018. (MB)

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The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Memorably Celebrates the Bernstein Centenary

09/03/201803/03/2018 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bernstein at 100: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) Barbican Hall, London, 28.2.2018. (CC)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform Bernstein at 100 (c) Mark Allan/Barbican

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The Philharmonia Welcomes the Chinese New Year of The Dog

09/03/201802/03/2018 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Li Huanzi, Mendelssohn, Traditional, Beethoven: Serena Wang (piano), Xiaoshujing Farmers’ Choir, Soloists from Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra / Long Yu (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.3.2018. (CC)

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Mahler’s Tenth: Captivating Serenity, Convulsed with Shockwaves

09/03/201802/03/2018 by Robert R Reilly

United StatesUnited States Mahler: National Symphony Orchestra / Donald Runnicles (conductor), Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington, DC. 1.3.2018. (RRR)

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Mark Bruce Company’s Macbeth is a Return to Form

09/03/201801/03/2018 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mark Bruce Company’s Macbeth: Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 27.2.2018. (JO’D)

Mark Bruce Company’s Macbeth (c) Mark Bruce

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