United States Verdi, La Traviata: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of New York City Opera, Steven White, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, 16.2.2012 (GG)
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Pianist Outshines Baritone Holzmair in Finely Detailed “Winterreise”
United States Schubert, Winterreise: Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Russell Ryan (piano), presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 4.3.2012 (HS)
Pollini Plays Chopin and Liszt
United Kingdom Chopin, Liszt: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.3.2012 (CC)
Spring Passions Run High with Two Sublime Frederick Ashton Ballets
United Kingdom Ravel: Daphnis and Chloë; Messager: The Two Pigeons: Artists of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley (director), Royal Ballet Sinfonia/ Koen Kessels (conductor) Birmingham Hippodrome, 2.3.2012 (GR)
The Civilisation of Song on a Sunday Morning
United Kingdom Britten, Ravel, Rodrigo, Roussel, Walton: Gail Pearson (soprano), Andrew Smith (piano). Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 4.3.2012. (GPu)
Rarely Heard in Chicago – Mahler and Schoenberg with the CSO
United States Mahler and Schoenberg: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Michelle De Young (mezzo soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Nott (conductor), Symphony Center, Chicago, 3.3.2012 (JLZ)
Lucky Germany! Santa Cecilia is Coming!
Italy Brahms and Prokofiev: Janine Jansen (violin), Orchestra Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, 3.3.2012 (JB)
Impressive Wigmore Hall Debut by Anna Prohaska
United Kingdom Song of the Sirens: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.3.2011 (MB)