Adams, Beethoven: Sabina Cvilak (sop), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo), Charles Castronovo (tenor), Tómas Tómasson (bar), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 05.05.2010 (SRT)
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Jury Out: Jurowski Yet to Prove Himself A Wagnerian, Succeeds in Strauss, Excels in Tchaikovsky
Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky: Christine Brewer (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 4.5.2011 (JPr)
Barber’s Vanessa: Successful But Not Perfect
Barber, Vanessa: Pacific Opera Victoria, soloists, Timothy Vernon (conductor), Glynis Leyshon (director), Jacques Lemay (choreographer), Pam Johnson (sets and costumes), Gerald King (lighting designer), Giuseppe Pietraroia (chorus director), Robert Holliston (chief coach and répétiteur), Royal Theatre, Victoria, British Columbia, 30.4.2011 (BJ)
Maazel’s Mahler Cycle Reaches Warwick:Mahler’s 5th Symphony
Mozart, Mahler. Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra. Lorin Maazel. Warwick Arts Centre 4.5.2011 (JQ)
Returning for Encores: Kissin and Levine at Carnegie Hall
Schoenberg, Chopin, Brahms: Evgeny Kissin (piano), James Levine (conductor), MET Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 10.4.2011 (BH)
Mozart and Berio: An Odd Couple in New York
Mozart, Berio: David Robertson (conductor), Soloists, Ensemble ACJW, Zankel Hall, New York City, 31.3.2011 (BH)
Doric Quartet Play Haydn and Schubert at Wigmore Hall
Haydn, Schubert: Doric String Quartet, Wigmore Hall, Sunday May 1st, 2011 (CC)