Italy Beethoven, Ravel, Stravinsky: Orquesta Sinfonica di Venezuela Simon Bolivar, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Rome, 23.11.2011 (JB)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Same Old Song: Another Munich Lied von der Erde
Germany Mahler, Schoenberg: Christianne Stotijn (mezzo), Ben Heppner (tenor), Eliahu Inbal (conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herkulessaal, Munich, 24.11.2011 (JFL)
At Roulette, Lisa Moore In a Bracing Survey Of Contemporary Piano Fare
United States Gosfield, Mazzoli, Rzewski, Lang, Bresnick: Lisa Moore (piano), So Percussion, Roulette, Brooklyn. 16.11.2011 (BH)
At Miller Theatre, ICE Shows Its Improvisation Chops In Music Of George Lewis
United States George Lewis: “Composer Portraits”, International Contemporary Ensemble, Quincy Troupe (narrator), Steven Schick (guest conductor and percussion), Miller Theatre at Columbia University, New York City, 12.11.2011 (BH)
Oliver Knussen Figures in a Compelling Mini-Residency
United States Britten, Knussen, and Bedford: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Seattle Symphony, Oliver Knussen (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 17.11.2011
Elgar, Knussen, and Brahms: members of Seattle Symphony, Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 20.11.2011 (BJ)
Back in Munich: 100 Years Das Lied von der Erde
Germany Schubert, Eggert, Mahler: Peter Seiffert (tenor), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Zubin Mehta (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 20.11.2011 (JFL)
Shakespeare! With Astonishing Illuminations from Tchaikovsky, Pasternak, Kozintsev Shostakovich, Abbado and Italy’s President
Italy Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano), Anatoli Kotscherga (baritone), Orchestra and Chorus of Santa Cecilia, Ciro Visco (chorus master), Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado (conductor), Rome, 20.11.2011 (JB)
The Pleasures of Two Rare Quintets: Ralph Vaughan Williams and Louise Farrenc at the Quirinale
Italy Ralph Vaughan Williams, Quintet in C minor (1903); Louise Farrenc, Quintet in E no. 2 for piano and strings (1840): Quintetto Bottesini: Alessandro Cervo (violin) Federico Stassi (viola) Giacomo Menna (cello) Roberto Della Vecchia (double bass) Linda di Carlo (piano) Cappella Paolina of the Quirinale Palace Rome, RAI Tre Sunday Midday Concerts, 20.11.2011 (JB)