Norway Haydn, Bartók, Debussy, Chopin: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Oslo Opera House, 25.3.2012 (JFL)
International Concerts
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Four Last Songs with Camilla Nylund
Norway Dutilleux, Strauss, Mozart: Camilla Nylund (soprano), Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor), Oslo Philharmonic, Oslo Concert Hall, 23.3.2012. (JFL)
Superlørdag with the Kringkastingsorkestret
Norway Prokofiev, Poulenc: Christian Ihle Hadland (piano), Thomas Søndergård (conductor), NRK-SO (KORK), Oslo University Aula, 24.3.2012. (JFL)
Trond Kverno’s Passion and the Crux with Via Crucis
Norway Liszt, Kverno: Matthias Gillebo (tenor), Kåre Nordstoga (organ), Terje Kvam (conductor), Oslo Cathedral Choir, Oslo Cathedral, 14.3.2012 (JFL)
Steven Fox Leads Juilliard415 and Clarion Society in Exceptional Baroque Concert
United States Corelli, Handel, Bach: Nanae Iwata (violin), Julia Bullock, Heather Engebretson, Ying Fang (sopranos), Rachel Wilson (mezzo-soprano), Spencer Lang (tenor), Davone Tines (bass-baritone), Juilliard415, The Clarion Choir, Steven Fox (conductor), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 23.3.2012 (SSM)
Ian Bostridge Is the Star in Bach’s St. John Passion
United States J. S. Bach, St. John Passion: Ian Bostridge (Tenor), Neal Davies (Bass-Baritone), Karina Gauvin (Soprano), Damien Guillon (Countertenor), Nicholas Phan (Tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Bass-Baritone), Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec, Bernard Labadie (Music Director and Conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 25.3.2012 (SSM)
Christ Resurrected in Karlstad
Sweden J.S.Bach: St. John Passion, Wermland Opera Orchestra, Henrik Schaefer (conductor), Karlstad, 24.3.2012 (GF)
A Thrilling Brahms Violin Concerto at the Seattle Symphony
United States Schubert, Janáček, and Brahms Jennifer Koh, (violin), Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 24.3.2012 (BJ)