United States Corigliano, Menotti, Sibelius: Lauren Roth (violin), Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio (USA), 7.10.2012
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Explorer Schiff, Under the Surface of Bach’s WTC
United States Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: András Schiff (piano), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 7.10.2012 (HS)
Danish Conductor’s Debut: Insight, Imagination and Sheer Skill
United States Musorgsky, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius: Seattle Symphony, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Efe Baltacigil (cello), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 7.10.2012 (BJ)
Chaconne: Gotham Early Music Scene Does the Devil’s Dance
United States The Art and Ecstasy of the Chaconne: The Sinfonia Players, Christine Gummere (artistic director), Society for Ethical Culture, New York, 4.10.2012 (SSM)
Bavarian RSO’s Season Opening Concerts
Germany Schoenberg, Strauss, Haydn: Gerald Finley (baritone), Mark Padmore (tenor), Andris Nelsons (conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Herkulessaal, Munich, 27.9.2012 (JFL)
Petrenko, Bavouzet Deliver Scintillating Bartók, Respighi
United States Pärt, Bartók, Respighi: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 5.10.2012 (HS)
Gilbert Opens New Season with a Rarity
United States New York Philharmonic Opening Night: Kurtág, Beethoven, Stravinsky: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 19.9.2012 (BH)
18th Century Concert in 19th Century Salon
United States Handel, Purcell, Bach, Vivaldi, D. Scarlatti: Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Bradley Brookshire (harpsichord), Jared Angle (dancer), Troy Schumacher (choreography), Salon/Sanctuary Concerts, The Player’s Club, New York, 28.9.2012 (SSM)