United States Vaughan Williams, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Mozart, Gounod, Musorgsky, Lehmann, Fauré, Brahms, Strauss: Ben Wager (bass), Jeffrey Miller (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 18.1.2017. (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Alluring Sweetness and Warmth from the Johannes Quartet
United States Mozart, Bartók, Brahms: Johannes Quartet (Soovin Kim & Julianne Lee [violins], Choong-Jin Chang [viola], Peter Stumpf [cello]), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Marcy Rosen (cello) Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 8.1.2017. (BJ)
Glover’s Mozart Teaches with Elan and Zest
United States Mozart: Daniel Matsukawa (bassoon), Philadelphia Orchestra / Jane Glover (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 7.1.2017. (BJ)
Artistry from Curtis Students – and the School’s President
United States Mozart: Shmuel Ashkenasi (violin), Roberto Díaz (viola), Curtis Chamber Orchestra, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 11.12.2016. (BJ)
A New, In-House Chorus Tackles the Profane—and the Sacred
United States Beethoven, Orff: Olga Pudova (soprano), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Stephen Powell (baritone), Philadelphia Symphonic Choir (Joe Miller, director), American Boychoir (Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, music director), Philadelphia Orchestra / Cristian Măcelaru (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 10.12.2016. (BJ)
10 December
Beethoven – Symphony No.2 in D major, Op. 36
Orff – Carmina Burana
United States Handel, Messiah: Ying Fang (soprano), Angela Brower (mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Wiliford (tenor), Stephen Powell (baritone), Philadelphia Symphonic Choir (Joe Miller, director), Peter Conte (organ), Davyd Booth (harpsichord), Priscilla Lee (cello),, Harold Robinson (double bass), Mark Gigliotti (bassoon), Philadelphia Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 18.12.2016. (BJ)
18 December
Handel – The Messiah
A Stunning United States Premiere by Rami Khalifé
United StatesRossini, Gounod, Fusco, Khalifé: Rami Khalifé (piano) Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia / Dirk Brossé (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 5.12.2016. (BJ)
Nézet-Séguin Captures Expressive Range and Individuality of a Great Shostakovich Symphony
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 3.12.2016. (BJ)
Thoughtful and Serious Pianism from Ilya Poletaev
United States Bach, Enescu, Schumann: Ilya Poletaev (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 30.11.2016. (BJ)