United States Resonant Bodies III: Rachel Calloway, Jeffrey Gavett, Kate Soper: Roulette, Brooklyn, NY, 11.9.2015 (BH)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
The Intrigue of the Paganini Variations: World Premiere of Poul Ruders’ Piano Concerto no. 3
Canada Ruders, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky and Sibelius: Anne-Marie McDermott (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 24.10.2015 (GN)
Runnicles Back in Commanding Form in Philadelphia
United States Mozart, Brahms, and Strauss: David Kim (violin), Hai-Ye Ni (cello), Philadelphia Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 24.10.2015 (BJ)
Bringuier’s Brahms 2 and Batiashvili’s Sibelius Concerto Impress in Zurich
Switzerland Ravel, Sibelius, Brahms: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich, 31.10.15 (JR)
Hewitt Reaches a Touchstone of Western Music
United States J.S. Bach: Angela Hewitt (piano), Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y, New York, 2015-29-2015 (SSM)
Philharmonia on Tour in Switzerland Impress with First-Rate Eroica.
Switzerland Dubugnon, Brahms and Beethoven: Philharmonia Orchestra, Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich 27.10.15 (JR)
A Loving Vespers from Stephen Stubbs
Canada Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610, Jolie Greenleaf and Catherine Webster (sopranos), Laura Pudwell (alto), Reginald L. Mobley (alto), Charles Daniels, Zachary Wilder and Ross Hauck (tenors), Douglas Williams and Charles Robert Williams (bass-baritones), Vancouver Chamber Choir, Pacific MusicWorks, Stephen Stubbs (conductor and lute), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 23.10.2015
Michael Feinstein Salutes Sinatra at 100
United States Michael Feinstein: Sinatra Centennial Celebration: Tedd Firth (piano), Sean Smith (bass), Mark McLean (drums), Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, 24.10.2015 (RP)