Czech Republic Ostrava Days (7): Walker, Padovani, Niblock, Rihm, Lang, Ustvolskaya: Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Ostravská Banda, JACK Quartet, Alexandr Vovk (baritone), Joseph Kubera (piano), Petr Kotik (conductor), Ondrej Vrabec (conductor), Barbara Kler (conductor), Philharmonic Hall, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 03.09.2011 (GG)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
From Poland: Thrilling Music from Two Unknowns and Boccherini’s “Fandango Quintet
Poland Noskowski, Boccherini, Moniuszko: Janusz Wawrowski, Anna Maria Staśkiewicz and Lena Neudauer (violins), Artur Rozmysłowicz (viola), Marcin Zdunik and Rafał Kwiatkowski (cellos), Bogumiła Dziel-Wawrowska (soprano) and Małgorzata Pánko (mezzo soprano), Robert Dymowski (bass baritone), and Michał Dąbrowski (positive organ). Konin (Poland), Parish Church, 13.09.2011 (LV)
9/11: “A Concert for New York”, Mahler, Symphony No. 2
United States “A Concert for New York”: Mahler, Symphony No. 2: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt (director), Alan Gilbert (conductor), New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City. 10.9.2011 (BH)
Superior performances of Baroque masterpieces in Sydney
Australia Vivaldi, Corrette, Rebel, Dall’Abaco: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/Paul Dyer; Brandenburg Choir; Siobhan Stagg (soprano); Timothy Reynolds (tenor); Timothy Chung (countertenor); James Roser (bass). City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, Australia, 2.9.2011 (ZT)
Bach, Górecki: Performed at Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno, Poland
Poland Bach, Górecki: Bogumiła Dziel-Wawrowska (soprano), Jadwiga Rappe (mezzo soprano), Magdalena Karolak (oboe), Janusz Wawrowski and Anna Maria Staśkiewicz (violins), Katarzyna Budnik-Gałązka (viola), Marcin Zdunik and Janusz Widzyk (double-bass), Michał Dąbrowski (positive organ), Spaces of Music Youth Orchestra (Marcin Zdunik, artistic director). Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno, Poland, 09.09.2011 (LV)
Lyric Opera of Chicago Draws Enthusiastic Response in Open-Air Concert
United States Stars of Chicago Lyric Opera at Millennium Park 2011: Soloists: René Barbera, Jamie Barton, Anna Christy, Renée Fleming, Emily Fons, James Morris, Susanna Phillips, Matthew Polenzani, Ljuborm Puškarič, Lyric Opera Orchestra, Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago. 10.9.2011. (JLZ)
Festival Maribor (4): The Cello Updated, From Dowland to Nirvana
Slovenia Festival Maribor (4), “Boundless Creativity”: Giovanni Sollima, Monika Leskovar, Igor Mitrovič, Gregor Marinko, Niko Sajko, Gorazd Strlič, Jernej Feguš, Maruša Bogataj (cellos), Festival Maribor String Orchestra, Marko Letonja (conductor). Maribor (Slovenia), Union Hall, 05.09.2011 (LV)
Ostrava Days (6):Student Compositions Performed with Mixed Results
Czech Republic Ostrava Days (6): Smith, Feery, Peszat, Sturalova, Ryczek: Conrad Harris (violin), Theo Nabicht (bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet), Thomas Verchot (trumpet), Zuzana Biscakova (piano), Chris Nappi (percussion), Ostravaská Banda String Quartet, Janacek Conservatory, Ostrava, Czech Republic. 02.09.2011 (GG)