United States Mahler: San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 1.3.2013 (HS)
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Disparate Worlds in Mozart’s Last Three Symphonies: Vive la différence!
United States Mozart: Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 27.2.2014 (BJ)
Top Quality Musicianship from Julia Fischer and Friends
United Kingdom Haydn, Brahms, Shostakovich, Julia Fischer (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Simon Trpčeski (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 1.3.2014 (RB)
Aida Without the Show
Switzerland Verdi: Aida Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Fabio Luisi, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 2.3.14 (JR)
Fresh and Finely-Wrought Production of a Broadway Classic
United States Claude-Michel Schonberg/Alain Boublil, Les Misérables: Soloists, Aubrey Berg (director), Stephen Goers (musical director), Diane Lala (choreography), Mark Halpin (scene designer), Dean Mogle (costume designer), David LaRose (lighting designer), Jeremy J. Lee (sound designer), University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Patricia Corbett Theater. Cincinnati, Ohio. 28.2.2014 (RDA).
Large Audience Enjoys Gala Despite its Lack of Clarity and Balance.
United Kingdom Mealor, Mathias, Grace Williams, Glyn, Dafydd, Howards, St David’s Day Gala: Massed Children’s Choirs, BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Grant Llewellyn (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1.3.2014 (PCG)
Mozart with a Southeast Asian Flair
Singapore Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Singapore Lyric Opera Chorus, Adrian Poon (chorus master), Singapore Lyric Opera Orchestra, Joshua Kangming Tan (conductor), EsplanadeTheater, Singapore, 28.2.2014 (RP)
Vienna State Opera’s Salomé: Strauss is in Their Blood
United States Richard Strauss, Salomé: Soloists of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, 1.3.2014 (SSM)
