Birmingham celebrates Symphony Hall’s coming of age in style (JQ)
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra unveils 2011/12 season
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra unveils 2011/12 season
Kovacevich Plays a Mesmerizing Beethoven 4th piano concerto in Istanbul
Beethoven, Usmanbas, Corigliano, Liszt, Liszt/Adams: Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Akbank Chamber Orchestra, Cem Mansur (conductor), Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, 16. 6.2011 (AM)
John Axelrod – An American Conductor from Angers
John Axelrod- An American from Angers : A conversation with a creative conductor at the Palace of Arts in Budapest (BM)
The London Sinfonietta at London’s Meltdown Festival
Birtwistle, Maxwell Davies : Leigh Melrose (baritone), London Sinfonietta, Baldur Brönnimann (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 16.6.2011 (Gdn)
A dark and wet “Tryptich” in Buenos Aires
Puccini, Il Tabarro, Gianni Schicchi, Suor Angelica: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Richard Buckley, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 11.6.2011. (JSJ)
Intimate and enchanting Coppélia opens Birmingham Royal Ballet’s summer season
Delibes,Coppélia: Dancers from the Birmingham Royal Ballet with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Koen Kessels (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 14 6.2011. (GR)
Routine Tosca lacks lyricism and pathos
Puccini, Tosca : Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera. Conductor: Antonio Pappano. Covent Garden, London, 14.6.2011 (JPr)