United Kingdom Philip Glass, 1,000 Airplanes on the Roof: David McKay (actor), Judith Howarth (soprano), Red Note Ensemble, Jessica Cottis (conductor), James Brining (director), in association with the National Theatre of Scotland. Concorde Hangar, National Museum of Flight, East Fortune (Scotland). 18.09.2011 (LV)
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Vital and Energetic Performance of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
United States Purcell, Dido and Aeneas: Mark Morris Dance Group, Philharmonia Baroque, Mark Morris (conductor), Stephanie Blythe (mezzo soprano), Philip Cutlip (baritone). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, Calif. 17.9.2011 (HS)
Olympian performance of Mahler in Berlin from Pittsburgh orchestra
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2011 (2) Wagner; Rihm and Mahler: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck (conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Philharmonie, Berlin, 11.9.2011. (MC)
A Frenchman in Seattle Portrays an American in Paris
United States Beethoven, Gulda, Gershwin, and Ravel: Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Joshua Roman (cello), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall,Seattle, 17.9.2011 (BJ)
Birmingham Arts festival helps efface memories of rioting
United Kingdom artsfest 2011: Birmingham City Centre, 10&11.9.2011 (GR)
Mozart’s four-hand piano music ‘unwrapped’ at King’s Place
United Kingdom Mozart Four Hand Piano Music: Charles Owen (piano), Katya Apekisheva (piano). Hall One, Kings Place,London, 17.9.2011 (MB)
Mozart’s Life, Love, and Letters – and his music – provide much to enjoy.
United Kingdom Mozart – ‘From the Ridiculous to the Sublime: Mozart’s Life, Love, and Letters’: Lara Melda (piano), Christian Immler (baritone), Ben Griffiths (double bass), Samuel West (narrator), Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). HallOne, Kings Place,London. 15.9.2011 (MB)
A rewarding and satisfying Don Giovanni from Welsh National Opera
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni: (Premiere) Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 16.9.2011. (GPu)