United Kingdom Juan Diego Flórez in Recital: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Vincenzo Scalera (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 24.4.2013. (JPr)
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Chinary Ung at 70
United States Chinary Ung: New York New Music Ensemble, (Le) Poisson Rouge, New York City, 16.4.2013 (BH)
Bristol Gets Its Own Music Festival
Bristol Gets Its Own Music Festival The Clifton International Festival of Music (22nd – 30th June 2013) joins the vibrant festival culture of the South West in June with its inaugural festival, comprising inspirational music to invigorate, intrigue and delight both established classical music-loving audiences and those looking to experience this music for the first … Read more
An Evening of High-Voltage Russian Thrills
United Kingdom Liadov, Tchaikovsky ,Prokofiev: Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Royal Festival Hall, London 23.4.2013 (RB)
Exalted Music Making from Budapest Festival Orchestra
United Kingdom Dohnányi, Beethoven, Brahms: Imogen Cooper (Piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor), The Anvil, Basingstoke, 23.4.2013 (NB)
Beethoven Almost Trumps Sparkling New Murail
United States Messiaen, Mozart, Murail, Beethoven: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), New York Philharmonic, David Robertson (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 13.4.2013 (BH)
Barenboim Does Götterdämmerung Proud Despite Messy Production
Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 21.4.2013 (MB)
Engrossing Account of a Wartime Romance
United Kingdom Glass, Ian Stephens: Liz Weir (narrator), Mavron String Quartet, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 23.4.2013. (PCG)