Verdi, Otello (in concert) : Soloists, Riccardo Muti (conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 15.4.2011 (BH)
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra in New York (2) – Cherubini, Liszt and Shostakovich
Cherubini, Liszt, Shostakovich : Riccardo Muti (conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 17.4.2011 (BH)
One Day’s Total Immersion in Peter Eötvös’ Music
Peter Eötvös: Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Silk Street Theatre) and Barbican Hall, London, 14.5.2011 (CC)
Dramatic performances in an ideal setting: Mozart and Dohnányi quintets
Mozart, Dohnányi: Lily Francis (violin), Ida Kavafian (violin/viola), Jessica Lee (violin), Mark Holloway (viola), Nicholas Canellakis (cello), André-Michel Schub (piano), Rose Studio, Lincoln Center, New York, 12.4.2011 (SSM)
André Previn, Tom Stoppard and Shostakovich with the Toledo Symphony
Shostakovich and Previn/Stoppard : Soloists, Stefan Sanderling (conductor), Toledo Symphony, Carnegie Hall, New York City. 6.5.2011 (BH)
A Sexless Cleopatra – How Can That Happen?
Northern Ballet’s Cleopatra – Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and choreography by David Nixon : Dancers of the Northern Ballet and Northern Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: John Pryce-Jones. Sadler’s Wells, London, 17.5.2011. (JPr)
‘Haunting Handel’ in Sydney
Handel, Vivaldi: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with mezzo soprano Fiona Campbell. City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, 14.5.2011 (ZT)
A Satisfying Tosca in Munich
Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera, Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, Thursday 12.5.2011 (MC)