United States Sondheim, Sweeney Todd: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, Patrick Summers (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 18.9.2015 (HS)
Sondheim’s Demon Barber Slays Again
Harvey Steiman
Bartók at His Most Majestic, Sleekness and Subtlety from the Pacifica, and a Rocky Outing for Bell
Aspen Music Festival (13): Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, Ligeti, Ran, Schubert, Vivaldi. Soloists, Joshua Bell and David Robertson (conductors). Aspen, Colorado. 14-16.8.2015 (HS)
Aspen 14: Singing Prevails in Madcap Così
United States Aspen Music Festival (14): Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Jane Glover (conductor), James Robinson (director). Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado. 19.8.2015 (HS)
Aspen 12: Sultry Piazzola, Brake Drums and Flower Pots, and Scriabin’s Influence
United States Aspen Music Festival (12): Byne, Donatoni, Glass, Harrison, Mosolov, Piazzola, Protopopov, Roslavets, Rouse, Scriabin, Xenakis: Soloists, Jonathan Haas and Scott Terrell (conductors). Aspen, Colorado. 10-12.8.2015 (HS)
Aspen 11: A Resplendent “Aida,” Rip-Snorting Ginastera, and “Pines of Rome” in Technicolor
United States Aspen Music Festival (11): Berlioz, Borodin, Ginastera, Meyer, Mozart, Respighi, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Verdi. Soloists; Robert Spano, Federico Cortese, and Josep Caballé-Domenech (conductors). Aspen, Colorado. 7-9.8.2015 (HS)
Aspen 10: Three Guitar Virtuosi, McGegan in Baroque Splendor, and a Venerable String Quartet
Aspen Music Festival (10): Bach, Bartók, Boccherini, Brahms, Dohnányi, Fauré, Mozart, Rameau, Shatin, Telemann. 3-6.8.2015 (HS) Aspen
Aspen 9: Opera Humor from Stucky and Theofanidis, Delectable Chamber Music—and More Rain
United States Aspen Music Festival (9): Barber, Bernstein, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Haydn, Hindemith, Meyer, Ravel, Stucky, Theofanidis, Turina. Soloists, Patrick Summers and Robert Spano (conductors). Aspen, Colorado. 31.7.2015 through 1-2.8.2015 (HS)
Aspen 8: A Day with Violin in the Spotlight
United Kingdom Aspen Music Festival (8): Brahms, Debussy, Françaix, Franck, Jónsson, Kurtág, Lutoslawski, Mase, Paterson, Rieti, Sacco, Sampson, Stravinsky, Young, Ysaÿe. Augustin Hadelich (violin), Joyce Yang (piano), Aspen, Colorado. 27-30.7.2015 (HS)