United States Shanfield, Shaw, Lash, Kosugi, Aucoin, S.C. Adams, Wollschlager, Cerrone: Rachel Lee Priday (violin), David Kaplan (piano). SubCulture, New York City. 6.2.2015 (BH)
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Let’s Tango! Music for Valentine’s Day
Singapore Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla, Moyer, VCH Chamber Series: Valentine’s Day Concert: Souvenir de Florence, Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore, 14.02.2015 (RP)
Andris Nelsons in Rare Elgar and Electrifying Shostakovich
United Kingdom Elgar, Shostakovich:Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Simon Callow (speaker), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.2.2015 (JQ)
Concert of Baltic Music Lacks Dynamic Contrast and Shading
Tubin, Pärt, Vasks: Baiba Skride (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Anu Tali (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 10.2.2015 (PCG)
The Latest Instalment of Rachmaninoff Inside Out is a Decidedly Mixed Bag
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Alexander Ghindin (piano); London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vassily Petrenko. Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.2.2015 (CC)
A Mesmerising Opening Night for Chor@Berlin
Germany Machaut, Martin, Odeh-Tamimi:Audi Jugendchorakademie; Die Singphoniker; Ensemble Mixtura; Berlin, 12.02.2015 (HR)
Exceptional Chamber Music from the Berlin Philharmonic Octet
United Kingdom Nielsen, Berwald, Schubert. Berlin Philharmonic Octet [Daishin Kashimoto (violin), Romano Tommasini (violin), Amihai Grosz (viola), Christoph Ingelbrink (cello), Esko Laine (double bass), Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Stefan Dohr (horn), Mor Biron (bassoon).] Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London. 13.2.2015 (LB)
The UK Première of The Last Days of Socrates
United Kingdom Beethoven and Brett Dean: Sir John Tomlinson (bass), Robert Johnston (tenor), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 13.2.2015. (JPr)