United Kingdom Ute Lemper : Last Tango In Berlin, Ute Lemper (vocals), Vana Gierig (piano), Marcelo Nisinman (bandoneón),Royal Northern College of Music Theatre, Manchester –3. 5. 2012 (MC)
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The Start of Stéphane Denève’s Farewell to the RNSO Mixes Excitement and Subtlety
United Kingdom Debussy, Barber, Stravinsky: James Ehnes (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 4.5.2012 (SRT)
Grand Forza at Teatro Colón
Argentina Verdi: La Forza del Destino (1869 version): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón, Renato Palumbo (conductor), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 28.4.2012. (JSJ)
Jakub Hrůša Returns to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Impresses Again
United Kingdom Dvořák, Mozart, Beethoven: Jonathan Biss (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 3.5.2012 (SRT)
A Sampler of Sounds in NYC by Either/Or
United States Cage/Neuhaus, George Lewis, Elliott Sharp, Rebecca Saunders, Grisey: Either/Or, The Kitchen, New York City, 27.4.2012 (BH)
Water, Water Everywhere with Cellist Madeleine Shapiro
United States “Water at the Tank,” Works for Cello and Electronics: Modernworks, Madeleine Shapiro (cello), The Tank, New York City, 26.4.2012 (BH)
At the Guggenheim, Two Premieres in a Tribute to John Chamberlain
United States Works & Process: The World of John Chamberlain: Soloists, Howard Stokar (music curator), Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 23.4.2012 (BH)
Jurowski and London Philharmonic in an Intriguing Czech Programme
United Kingdom Janacek, Dvorak and Suk: Martin Helmchen (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.5.2012 (GDn)