Germany Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky: Truls Mørk (cello), Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich, 3.6.2012. (JFL)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Keeping it Airborne: Juan Diego Florez’s Rome Recital
Italy Songs and Arias by Bononcini, Ciampi, Piccinni, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Gounod, Lalo, Offenbach, Padilla, Garcia, Soutullo, Vert, Donizetti, Juan Diego Florez (tenor) Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, 24.5.2012 (JB)
Yundi (Li) Plays a Mixture of Chopin and Chinese Music in Istanbul Music Festival.
Turkey Chopin, Zhang Zhao, Ren Guang: Yundi (piano), Istanbul Music Festival, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul 02.6.12 (AM)
Bravo Bartók: James Ehnes and Friends in Montreal
Canada Bartók: Bravo Bartók!, James Ehnes and Friends, James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano), James Ehnes String Quartet, Montreal Chamber Music Festival, St. George’s Church, Montreal, 28.5.2012 (SSM)
Superb Swedish Singers in Brand New Concert Hall
Sweden Anders Zorn Concert: soloists including Anna Larsson (contralto), Mattias Böhm (piano), Vattnäs Concert Barn, Dalecarlia, Sweden, 19.5.2012. (GF)
Beefy Excitement from David Robertson and the CSO
United Kingdom Hindemith, Beethoven, and Rachmaninov: Emanuel Ax (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 26.5.2012 (JLZ)
Consummate Artistry in Dresden Chamber Choir’s Concert
Germany Janáček, Bruckner: Dresden Chamber Choir, Staatskapelle Dresden Winds, Hans-Christoph Rademann (director), Aaron Pegram (tenor), Astrid von Brück (harp), Jaroslav Tůma (organ), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Annenkirche, Dresden, Germany 22.5.2012 (MC)
Passion and Tension in Metzmacher’s Interpretation of Schoenberg
Germany Janáček, Dvořák, Schoenberg: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Martin Stadtfeld (piano), Dresden Music Festival 2012, Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany, 20.5.2012 (MC)