United Kingdom Myaskovsky, Goehr, Castiglioni, Schoenberg: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.1.2012 (CC)
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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Celebrates Gabrieli
United Kingdom The Glory of Venice: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Julia Doyle (soprano), Daniel Auchincloss (tenor), Robert Howarth (director), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 13.1.12 (Gdn)
French Baroque Played By the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Led by Emmanuelle Haïm
United Kingdom Handel, Rameau: Camilla Tilling (soprano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 12.1.2012 (SRT)
The London Philharmonic’s Prokofiev Festival Opens
United Kingdom Prokofiev: Danjulo Ishizaka (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.1.2012 (MB)
Mehta and Bruckner: A Triumphal Reunion with the New York Philharmonic
United States Bruckner: New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta (Conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 12.1.2012 (SSM)
Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty Performed By the Scottish Ballet in a Triumphal Production
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Dominic Grier (Conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 11.1.2012 (SRT)
Visually Appealing and Strongly Cast Magic Flute in Chicago
United States Mozart, Magic Flute: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, 6.1.2012 (JLZ)
The Florestan Trio Brings Down the Curtain on Sixteen Years of Music Making
United Kingdom Beethoven: Florestan Trio, Wigmore Hall, London 11.1.2012 (GDn)