Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette: Susan Bickley (mezzo), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor), Jonathan Lemalu
(bass-baritone), BBC National Chorus of Wales, Cardiff Polyphonic Choir, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff 15.4.2011 (GPu)
Stan
Aart van der Wal interviews violinist Isabelle Faust
Music must be enjoyed without prejudice: An interview with violinist Isabelle Faust April 2011 (AvdW)
Eugene Onegin in Bilbao
Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Szeged, Coro de Ópera de Bilbao. Conductor: Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez. Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 9.4.2011 (JMI)
Peter Oundjian’s Debut as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s Music Director Designate
Rouse, Greig, Brahms: Stephen Hough (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.04.2011 (SRT)
Leif Ove Andsnes at Carnegie Hall, New York City
Beethoven, Brahms, Schoenberg: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Carnegie Hall, New York City 7.4.2011 (SSM)
Bach, St Matthew Passion Played by Dunedin Consort in Edinburgh
Bach, St Matthew Passion: Dunedin Consort, John Butt (director and organ), St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh, 14.04.2011 (SRT)
Michelle DeYoung, Lorin Maazel Do Mahler in Manchester
Mahler: Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 11.04.2011 (MC)
Chloë Hanslip (violin), Inhye Kim (soprano), RPO at Cadogan Hall London
Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Ryu: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Chloë Hanslip (violin), Inhye Kim (soprano), Grzegorz Nowak (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London. 12.4.2011 (CG)