Germany Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust: Soloists, Munich Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic Chorus, Tölz Boys’ Choir, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich, 29.2.2012 (JFL)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Simon Trpčeski Debuts at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall in New York
United States Liszt, Schubert: Simon Trpčeski (piano), Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 27.2.2012 (SSM)
Forthright Viennese Classics from Jeffrey Kahane
United States Mozart and Haydn: Jeffrey Kahane (conductor and soloist), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 1.3.2012 (BJ)
Julia Fischer: a Violinist of Stunning Powers
United States Mozart, Schubert, Debussy, and Saint-Saëns: Julia Fischer (violin), Milana Chernyavska (piano), Benaroya Hall, Seattle 20.2.2012 (BJ)
Eloquent Bruckner at the Heart of Rattle/Berlin at Carnegie Hall
United States Debussy, Dvořák, Schoenberg, Elgar, Bruckner, Mahler: Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 23/24/25.2.12 (BH)
Something Missing from András Schiff’s Recital
United States Bach, Bartók, Beethoven: András Schiff (piano), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 29.2.2012 (HS)
Carmina Burana in Mumbai: a Mixed Success
India C. Orff, Carmina Burana: Members of the Kazakh State Philharmonic Capella, The Paranjoti Academy Chorus, Living Voices, The Stop-Gaps Choral Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra of India; Marat Bisengaliev (conductor).Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, 25.2.2012 (JSM)
Well, He Certainly Got Around: St Luke’s Chamber Ensemble’s ‘Circling Bach’
United States S. Rossi, A. Vivaldi, G. F. Handel, C. P. E. Bach, Circling Bach: Myron Lutzke (cello), Elizabeth Mann (flute), St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Brooklyn Museum, New York, 25.2.2012 (SSM)