United States Schubert, Shostakovich: Belcea Quartet (Corina Belcea & Axel Schacher [violins], Krzysztof Chorzelski [viola], Antoine Lederlin [cello], Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 17.10.2016. (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Rising to the Challenge of a Stimulating Chamber Programme
United States Ibert, Mozart, Chung, Arriaga, Haydn: Ching-Yun Hu (piano), Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia / Dirk Brossé & Geoffrey McDonald (conductors), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 10.10.2016. (BJ)
Sublime Artistry from Magdalena Kožená and Malcolm Martineau
United States Dvořák, Wolf, Strauss, Fauré, Schoenberg: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 13.10.016. (BJ)
Curtis Institute Fashions a Magical L’Enfant et les sortilèges
United States Ravel, Boulez: Soloists, members of Curtis Opera Theatre, Curtis Symphony Orchestra/Corrado Rovaris & Conner Gray Covington (conductors), Christopher Mirto (stage director), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 9.10.2016. (BJ)
Rattle Leads Mahler’s Sixth Symphony: How Great Must a Great Performance Be?
United States Mahler: Philadelphia Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 6.10.2016. (BJ)
Turandot – A Stunning Presentation of a Not Very Human Opera
United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra of Opera Philadelphia/Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia. 2.9.2016. (BJ)
In Orchestral Season Opener, Yuja Wang Offers Chopin of Elegance and Warmth
United States Chopin, Berlioz: Yuja Wang (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 24.9.2016. (BJ)
Missy Mazzoli’s New Opera: Luminous Beauty and Moving Human Insight
United States Mazzoli, Breaking the Waves: Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra of Opera Philadelphia/Steven Osgood (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia. 24.9.2016. (BJ)
