Germany Berlin Musikfest 2014 – Mendelssohn, Schumann, Radovan Vlatković, Timothy Jones, Angela Barnes, Jonathan Lipton (horns), London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Eliot Gardiner, (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 14.9.2014 (MC)
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Magri and Daza Rescue Berlin’s Bewildering La Traviata
Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin/Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 20.9.2014 (MC)
Gregory Kunde Retains His Power in Il Trovatore
Verdi: Il Trovatore, La Fenice Orchestra and Chorus, Daniele Rustioni (conductor), Teatro La Fenice, Venice, 20.9.2014 (JMI)
Memorable Martinů from Michael Francis and BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Janáček, Ravel, Roussel, Martin: Louis Schwizgebel (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Michael Francis (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 23.9.2014 (PCG)
Passion and Spontaneity from Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2014 – Schumann, Brahms : Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle Philharmonie, Berlin, 18.9.2014
WDR Sinfonieorchester Impresses with its Professionalism and Enthusiasm
Germany Berlin Musikfest 2014 – Wolfgang Rihm, Franz Schubert: Trio Jean Paul, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Jukka–Pekka Saraste (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin 17.9.14 (MC)
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Tchaikovsky Suite Takes the Honours in Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Concert
Germany Aribert Reimann, Schumann, Tchaikovsky: Jean–Frédéric Neuburger (piano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Tugan Sokhiev, Berlin Musikfest 2014, Philharmonie, Berlin 16.9.14 (MC)
Alpine Horns in the Concert Hall: Worthwhile and Well Played
Germany Berlin Musikfest 2014 – Georg Friedrich Haas, Anton Bruckner: Hornroh Modern Alphornquartet, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg/François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 15.9.14 (MC)
