United Kingdom Richard Strauss, Shostakovich: Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Günther Herbig (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 1.2. 2014 (MC)
Herbig Achieves Heights of Excellence in Strauss-Shostakovich Concert
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A Compelling Recital by Paul Lewis
United Kingdom Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Liszt, and Mussorgsky: Paul Lewis (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.2.2014 (MB)
LA Sonnambula : Attractive but Hardly Convincing
Bellini: La Sonnambula, Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Oren (conductor), Barcelona’s Liceu, 1 & 2.2.2014 (JMI) Casts: Amina: Patrizia Ciofi/Annick Massis Elvino: Juan Diego Flórez/Celso Albelo Count Rodolfo: Nicola Ulivieri/Michele Pertusi Lisa: Eleonora Buratto/Sabina Puértolas Teresa: Gemma Coma-Alabert Alessio: Alex Sanmartí Notary: Jordi Casanova Production: Wiener Staatsoper and Royal Opera House Covent Garden Direction: … Read more
Rarely Played Tchaikovsky Caps a Puzzling Evening
United States Tcherepnin, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky: Gautier Capuçon (cello), New York Philharmonic, Andrey Boreyko (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City. 25.1.2014 (DS)
Gidon Kremer Continues the Weinberg Renaissance
United States Shostakovich/M. Zinman/A. Pushkarov, Britten, Weinberg: Gidon Kremer (violin), Kremerata Baltica, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 2.2.2014 (HS)
A Taste of Venetian Baroque
United States Marini, Salaverde, Turini, Bertoli, Ziani, Castello, Vivaldi , Marcello: Ubi Caritas, Band of the BaroqueTaftMuseum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2.2.2014 (RDA).
Sure-Handed Sibelius, Cat-Like Rachmaninoff
United States Sibelius, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Osmo Vänskä (conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 30.1.2014 (HS)
Offbeat Charms from Hamelin
United States Hamelin, Medtner, Schubert: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Nourse Auditorium, San Francisco. 31.1.2-14 (HS)