United States Bach, Webern and Stravinsky: Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord), Elisa Barston (violin), Judy Kriewall (flute), Seattle Symphony, Andrew Manze (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 29.10.2011 (BJ)
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The Minnesota Orchestra in Two Rarities, Flanking a Repertory Cornerstone
United States Tchaikovsky, Nielsen: Stephen Hough (piano), Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 27.10.2011 (BH)
We’ll Meet Again: Revisiting Vera Lynn
A Tribute to Vera Lynn (JB)
Tarik O’Regan, Heart of Darkness: An Emotionally Honest Collaboration
United Kingdom Tarik O’Regan, Heart of Darkness (world premiere): Soloists, CHROMA, Oliver Gooch (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 1.11.2011 (MB)
For the Love of Brahms: A Feast of Chamber Music
United Kingdom Brahms, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann: The Gould Piano Trio (Lucy Gould, violin; Alice Neary, cello; Benjamin Frith, piano), Pamela Helen Stephens (mezzo), David Adams (violin, viola), Naomi Thomas (violin), Scott Dickinson (viola), Robert Plane (clarinet), Tim Thorpe (French horn), Naomi Thomas (violin), Rosie Biss (cello), Staff and Students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 29-30 October 2011.
Tannhäuser at L’Opéra Bastille, Much to Admire
France Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris, Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Opéra Bastille, 29.10.2011 (MB)
On the Brink, the Philadelphia Orchestra Comes Roaring Back
United States Fauré, Beethoven, Shostakovich: Lang Lang (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 24.10.2011 (BH)
A Taste of the French and Italian Baroque: Duetto/Duo with Jean-Paul Fouchécourt and Gaële Le Roi at Zankel
United States Lully, Charpentier, Lambert, Vittori, Cavalli, Melani, Monteverdi: Duetto/Duo, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor), Gaële Le Roi (soprano), Ryan Brown and Elizabeth Field (violins), Loretta O’Sullivan (violoncello), Andrew Appel (harpsichord), Scott Pauley(theorbo), Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 30-10-2011 (SSM)