United States Purcell, Handel, Tippett, Britten: 17 & 18.11.2018. (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Imogen Cooper Couples Intensity and Subtlety
United States Haydn, Adès, Beethoven, Schubert: Imogen Cooper (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 8.11.2018. (BJ)
A Dazzling Celebration of Gary Graffman’s 90th birthday
United States Thomas, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky: Haochen Zhang (piano), Curtis Symphony Orchestra / Giancarlo Guerrero and Yue Bao (conductors), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 28.10.2018. (BJ)
A Tosca of High Artistry and Overwhelming Conviction
United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Philadelphia Symphonic Choir (director: Joe Miller), Philadelphia Boys Choir (artistic director: Jeffrey R. Smith), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 19.5.2018. (BJ)
A Philadelphia Tour Preview: Grimaud Offers Grace and Expressivity
United States Brahms, Schumann, Dvořák, Beethoven: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 11/20.5.2018 (BJ)
Nicholas McGegan Steps Outside His Usual 18th-Century Focus
United States Respighi, Handel, Locatelli, Rossini, Stravinsky: Peter Richard Conte (organ), Philadelphia Orchestra / Nicholas McGegan (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 5.5.2018. (BJ)
In a Two-Week Residency, Stéphane Denève Highlights Connesson
United States Connesson, Prokofiev, Strauss, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Respighi: Vadim Repin (violin), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Stéphane Denève (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 20 & 28.4.2018. (BJ)
‘Greatness-Squared’ from Finley and Drake
United States Beethoven, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Various: Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Julius Drake (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 20.4.2018. (BJ)