United Kingdom Schubert: Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 31.3.2016 (MB)
Mark Berry
Barry Takes Musico-Dramatic Sledgehammer to Wilde’s Importance with Hilarious Results
United Kingdom Gerald Barry, The Importance of Being Earnest: Soloists, Britten Sinfonia, Tim Murray (conductor). Barbican Theatre, 29.3.2016. (MB)
Gluck’s Orfeo Offers new Challenges to Barenboim with a Stylish Production
Germany Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: Soloists, Dancers, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 27.3.2016. (MB)
Two Great Pianists – and Musical Minds – in Partnership
Germany Berlin Festtage (3) – Schumann, Debussy, and Bartók: Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich (pianos), Torsten Schönfeld, Dominic Oelze (percussion). Philharmonie, Berlin, 26.3.2016. (MB)
High Standards of Musical Performance and Dramatic Intelligence In Staatsoper Berlin’s Parsifal
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Schiller Theater, Berlin, 25.3.2016. (MB)
Barenboim’s Revelatory Approach to Elgar Brings Magnificent Results
Germany Berlin Festtage (1) – Dvořák and Elgar: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 24.3.2016. (MB)
Engrossing Experiences During George Benjamin Day
United Kingdom George Benjamin Day: Soloists, George King (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (conductor). LSO St Luke’s and Barbican Hall, London, 19.3.2016. (MB)
The Festival ‘It’s All About Piano!’ Stimulates and Delights Again
United Kingdom ‘It’s All About Piano!’ – Film: Alexandre Tharaud, ‘Le Temps dérobé’; Ligeti, Satie, Liszt, Wagner, and Piazzolla: Joanna MacGregor (piano). Ciné Lumière, Institut Français, London, 18.3.2016. (MB)
