Switzerland Mozart, Bruckner: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor), Maria João Pires (piano), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum KKL, Lucerne, 1.4.2012 (JR)
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Semyon Bychkov Conducts Mahler’s Third. A Qualified Success.
United Kingdom Mahler: Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 1.4.2012 (MB)
Outstanding Saint-Saëns from Alina Ibragimova
United Kingdom Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse / Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 29. 3.2012 (GPu)
Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House
United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Royal Opera / John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 30.3.2012. (JPr)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Good Form under Charles Dutoit
United Kingdom Beethoven, R. Strauss: Julia Fischer (violin); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Dutoit. Royal Festival Hall, London, 30.3.2012 (CC)
An Almost Perfect Evening of Dance at the English National Ballet
| United Kingdom Stravinsky, Debussy, Lalo, Apollo, Jeux, Le Train bleu, Suite en blanc: Dancers and Orchestra of the English National Ballet, conducted by Gavin Sutherland, London Coliseum, 28.3.12. (JPr) |
Mascagni Double Bill Opens Juventus Lyrica’s 2012 Season
Argentina Mascagni, L’amico Fritz, Cavalleria Rusticana: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica, Antonio Maria Russo (conductor), Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 23.3.2012. (JSJ)
James Lisney Gives UK Premiere of Jan Vriend’s Meden Agan
United Kingdom Beethoven, Janáček, Jan Vriend: Paul Barritt (violin), James Lisney (piano), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham. 28.3.2012. (RJ)