United Kingdom Mozart, Fribbins, Ravel, Saint-Saëns: Philippe Graffin (violin), English Chamber Orchestra, Jean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London. 17.2.2015. (LB)
An Excellent New Violin Concerto Unveiled in London
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Natural in Every Way: Anneke Scott Plays Enlightenment Horn Repertoire
United Kingdom Kuhlau, Beethoven, Danzi: Anneke Scott (horn)and Christopher Williams (forte-piano), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 13.2.2015 (LJ)
Viennese Schools of Two Centuries
United States Schoenberg, Schubert, and Beethoven: Lars Vogt (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 18.2.2015 (BJ)
The Rejuvenation of Handel’s Theodora
Canada Handel: Theodora, Nathalie Paulin (soprano), Krisztina Szabo (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Zazzo (alto), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Vancouver Cantata Singers, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, BC, 14.2.2015.( GN)
Fearlessly Secure: Evgeny Kissin at the Berliner Philharmonie
Germany Beethoven, Prokofiev, Chopin, Liszt: Evgeny Kissin. Berliner Philharmonie. Berlin, 16.02.14. (HR)
Exemplary Performances from the Primrose Piano Quartet
United Kingdom Schumann, Anthony Payne, Brahms. Primrose Piano Quartet [Susanne Stanzeleit (violin), Dorothea Vogel (viola), Andrew Fuller (cello), John Thwaites (piano)] Hall One, Kings Place, London. 15.2.2015. (LB)
An Unforgettable Evening with Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO
United Kingdom Liszt and Mahler: Alice Sara Ott (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.2.2015. (JPr)
Levine Takes a Cue From Carter
United States Beethoven, Dvořák, R. Strauss, Elliott Carter, Schumann: Anna Netrebko (soprano), The MET Orchestra, James Levine (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York City. 8.2.2015 (BH)