Switzerland Messaien, Mozart, Beethoven: Janine Jansen (violin), Tonhalle Orchester Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich 18.1.2019. (JR)
The Dawn of a New Era: Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich
Month: January 2019
At Milton Court Mahan Esfahani Performs a Harpsichord Recital For the Here and Now
United Kingdom Rasmussen, Berio, Srnka, Cage, and Abbasi: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord), Electronic Music Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (electronic realisation). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 17.1.2019. (MB)
Nathan Laube Plays Bach on the Royal Festival Hall’s Imposing Beast
United Kingdom Bach, Clavier-Übung III (excerpts): Nathan Laube (organ), Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.1.2019. (CC)
Madrid’s Ring Cycle Begins with a Stirring Das Rheingold
Spain Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists and Teatro Real Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.1.2019. (JMI)
Old and New from a Venerable Conductor-Less Ensemble
United States James Matheson, Mozart, Dvořák: Javier Perianes (piano), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City. 12.1.2019. (DS)
Augustin Hadelich Brings Warmth and Joy to a Cold January Evening in Basingstoke
United Kingdom Beethoven, R. Strauss: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor), The Anvil, Basingstoke, 17.1.2019. (CS)
Renewed and Reinvigorated: Juilliard String Quartet Delight in Beethoven, Bartók, and Dvořák
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bartók and Dvořák: Juilliard String Quartet, (Areta Zhulla and Ronald Copes [violins], Roger Tapping [viola], Astrid Schween [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London 15.1.2019. (CSa)
MacMillan’s Flawed Manon is Redeemed by ENB’s Exhilarating Company Performance
United Kingdom Massenet, Manon (choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan): Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). London Coliseum. 16.1.2019. (JPr)
