United States Mozart, Beethoven, and Bartók: Seymour Lipkin (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 14.1.2015 (BJ)
International Concerts
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Colorful Composers from Opposite Ends of the 20th Century
United States Adams, Stravinsky: Orli Shaham (piano), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Synergy Vocals, John Adams (conductor); Elvis Costello (narrator), Malcolm McDowell (The Devil), Nick Gabriel (The Soldier), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA. 16.1.2015 (HS)
The Depths and Daring of Alexander Ullman
Italy Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Beethoven. Alexander Ullman (piano) Recital of the Keyboard Charitable Trust at the Teatro Ghione, Rome. 18.01.2015(JB)
Valiant Mahler’s “Fifth” by Opera House Orchestra
Switzerland Rachmaninov, Mahler Philharmonia Zurich, Lise de la Salle (piano), Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera House, Zurich 18.2.15 (JR)
Enthusiasm and Passion from the Pacifica Quartet
Canada Haydn, Shostakovich and Beethoven: Pacifica Quartet (Simin Ganatra and Sibbi Bernhardsson, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Bandon Vamos, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, BC, 13.1.2015 (GN)
Broadway – Rue du Rhône: Osmo Vänska and Dawn Upshaw in Geneva
Switzerland Bernstein, Weill, Duke, Gershwin, Sondheim, Rachmaninov: Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Victoria Hall, Geneva, 13.01.15 (AL)
Musical Theatre of the Outrageous Enchants
United States Gruber, Zorn, Neuwirth: Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, John Adams (conductor), Disney Hall, Los Angeles, 13.01.15 (JRo)
An Afternoon with a Lovely Baroque Divertissement
Canada Handel, Vivaldi, Bernier and Hotteterre: Lydia Brotherton (soprano), Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute), Stephen Stubbs (baroque guitar and lute), Ryerson United Church, Vancouver, BC, 11.1.2015 (GN)