United Kingdom Autumn Glory: A ballet trilogy comprising Checkmate, (Choreography by Ninette de Valois, Music by Sir Arthur Bliss) Symphonic Variations (Choreography by Frederick Ashton, Music by César Franck) and Pineapple Poll (Choreography by John Cranko, Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, arranged by Sir Charles Mackerras) all performed by dancers from the Birmingham Royal Ballet, with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Philip Ellis (Conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 6.10.2011 (GR).
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Sliced but Sizzling Carmen in Stockholm
Sweden Georges Bizet Carmen: Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Children from Adolf Fredrik’s Music Classes, Lionel Bringuier (director), Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, 24.9.2011 (GF)
Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in London: Magnificent in Mozart and Bruckner
United Kingdom Mozart and Bruckner: Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 11.10.2011 (MB)
Three Vocal Ensembles in Music Spanning a Millennium
United States “Vocal Triple Bill”: The Ascoli Ensemble, Ergodos Musicians, Ekmeles. Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, 6.10.2011 (BH)
Reich and the Kronos Quartet: A Fruitful Partnership
United States Reich: Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, John Sherba, violins Hank Dutt, viola; Jeffrey Ziegler, cello), presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 10.9.2011 (HS)
Sensational Hungarian Tenor István Kovácsházi in Helsinki’s Carmen
Finland Georges Bizet, Carmen: Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Kari Tikka (conductor), 17.9.2011 (GF)
Powerful Playing from Eric le Sage Works Better for Beethoven and Schumann than for Debussy in Istanbul
TurkeyDebussy, Beethoven, Schumann: Eric Le Sage (piano) at Sakip Sabanci Museum ‘The Seed’, Istanbul 7.10.2011 (AM)
Liszt Ablaze, Stravinsky Explosive in Canton Symphony Season Opener
United States Brouwer, Liszt, Stravinsky: Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Martina Filjak (piano), Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio (USA), 9.10.11 (TW)