United States Bach: András Schiff, Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, New York, 30.10.2013 (SSM)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Disparate Cultures Share Mesmerizing Virtuosity
United States Silk Road Ensemble: Jeffrey Beecher (bass), Mike Block (cello), Nicholas Cords (viola), Sandeep Das (tablas), Johnny Gandelsman (violin), Joseph Gramley (percussion), Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh), Colin Jacobsen (violin), Cristina Pato (gaita), Shane Shanahan (percussion), Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi), Weill Hall, Rohnert Park, California. 29.10.2013 (HS)
The Tetzlaff Quartet: Doing it Their Way and Getting it Right
United States Haydn, Bartók, Beethoven: Tetzlaff Quartet, Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Elisabeth Kufferath (violin), Hanna Weinmeister (viola), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York 24.10.2013 (SSM)
Two Composers Shaking Fists at Powers-That-Be
United States Beethoven and Shostakovich: Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 26.10.2013 (MSJ)
Buttoned-Down Beethoven, Shattering Shostakovich
United States Beethoven and Shostakovich: Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 24.10.2013 (MSJ)
Carter, Nestled Between Verdi and Rossini
United States Verdi, Carter, Rossini (arr. Sciarrino), Mozart, Beethoven: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo soprano), Met Orchestra, James Levine (conductor), Carnegie Hall, 13.10.2013 (BH)
Juilliard415 in World-Class Performance of Rebel and Rameau
United States Rebel, Rameau: Chaos and Order: Dance Suites from the French Baroque, Juilliard415, Robert Mealy (conductor and violin), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 21.10.2013 (SSM)
Haydn, Mozart and Who?
United States Haydn, Bortniansky, Mozart: Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Hai-Ting Chinn (mezzo-soprano), Craig Phillips (bass-baritone), Clarion Orchestra, Steven Fox (conductor), Park Avenue Christian Church, New York, 16.10.2013 (SSM)