Broadcasts and Film

Filmed in Bergen, streamed from Berkeley, Leif Ove Andsnes takes a mild approach to piano classics

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United StatesUnited States Various: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), recorded at Håkon’s Hall, Bergen, Norway, 23.9.2020. Streamed by Cal Performances at Home, Berkeley, from 3.12.2020 to 3.1.2021. (HS)

Leif Ove Andsnes in Håkon’s Hall, Bergen, Norway

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Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers fits smoothly into Opera San Jose’s creative video format

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United StatesUnited States Jake Heggie, Three Decembers: Veronika Agranov-Dafoe and Sunny Yoon (pianos) / Christopher James Ray (conductor), fully staged production by Opera San Jose, video made at Fred Heiman Digital Media Studio, San Jose, California, and streaming from 3.12.2020 to 31.12.2020. (HS)

Susan Graham, Efraín Solís, & Maya Kherani in Three Decembers (c) David Allen

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Wagner and Brahms from the Hallé that was as great as Sir Mark Elder said it would be

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Huw Watkins, Wagner, Brahms – Episode 1: A Fanfare for the Hallé: Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Performance filmed in The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, and streamed on 3.12.2020. (JPr)

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in The Bridgewater Hall

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Another opportunity to experience expert performances online from Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the CBSO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ireland, Bartók, Vaughan Williams: Eugene Tzikindelean (violin/director), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 18.11.2020 (streamed on the CBSO website on 3.12.2020). (JQ)

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the CBSO in Birmingham’s Symphony Hall

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A Guardian Angel is a radiant opening concert for VOCES8’s Live from London Christmas

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Live from London Christmas – A Guardian Angel: VOCES8 and Rachel Podger (violin). VOCES8 Centre, London, 1.12.2020, reviewed as a livestream. (CC)

Rachel Podger (violin) and VOCES8 (c) Libby Percival

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Jubilee celebrations in Oslo for the 125th anniversary of Norwegian icon Kirsten Flagstad’s birth

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NorwayNorway Kirsten Flagstad Jubilee Concert: Soloists, Randi Stene (compère), Chorus and Orchestra of Norwegian National Opera / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Oslo Opera House, 30.10.2020 and reviewed when streamed on OperaVision (click here). (JPr)

Kirill Karabits and the Norwegian Opera Orchestra

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Yo-Yo Ma delivers in ‘Songs of Comfort and Hope’ recital

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Taiwan; Republic Of China (roc)Taiwan; Republic Of China (roc) Various: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano), in recital at National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) Concert Hall, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 14 November. Streamed by Cal Performances beginning 27.11.2020. (HS)

Yo Yo Ma (cello) and Kathryn Stott (piano)

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