Switzerland Mozart, Sibelius: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Emanuel Ax (piano), Tonhalle Zurich (JR)
International Concerts
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Pining for that Delicious Spice of Danger
United States Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, and Mozart: HJ Lim (piano), Seattle Symphony, Jun Märkl (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 10.1.2013 (BJ)
Beethoven Loses to Piazzolla in Seasonal Match
United States Piazzolla and Beethoven: Elisa Barston (violin), Eva Lucero and Patricio Touceda (tango dancers), Nicole Cabell (soprano), Susan Platts (mezzo-soprano), Clifton Forbis (tenor), Eric Owens (bass), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 28.12.2012 (BJ)
Saucy Bruckner From James Gaffigan
Germany Berg, Bruckner: Sergey Khachatryan (violin), James Gaffigan (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 16.12.2012 (JFL)
The Hilary Hahn Encores Project
Turkey Corelli, Bach, Fauré, Howard, Abril, Bates, Ramnath, Myers, Ali-Zadeh, Oshima, Turnage: Hilary Hahn (violin), Cory Smythe (piano), Istanbul Is Sanat Virtuoso Series, Istanbul 03.01.13 (AM)
Hallelujah!
United States Britten, Ravel, Rachmaninoff: Ingrid Flitter (piano), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Justin Brown, (conductor), Music Hall , Cincinnati, Ohio. 4.1.2013 (RDA)
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem.
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Rachmninoff: Symphonic Dances, opus 46.
High Camp and Elegance: Alden’s L’étoile
Germany E. Chabrier, L’Etoile: Soloists, Frankfurter Museum Orchestra, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Sebastian Zierer (conductor), Frankfurt Opera, 17.11.2011 (JFL)
Riccardo Muti and the Magical Trousers
Germany Mendelssohn, Schubert: Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo), Saimir Pirgu (tenor), Michele Pertusi (bass), Riccardo Muti (conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Herkulessaal, Munich, 20.12.2012 (JFL)