Juan Diego Flórez Triumphs in His Valencia Recital
13/05/2019
Bellini, Donizetti, Lehár, Bizet, Gounod, Verdi: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Palau de la Música, Valencia, 12.5.2019. (JMI)
Juan Diego Flórez (c) Eva Ripoll
In New York, a Perceptive Trio Explores Schoenberg’s Influence
13/05/2019
Beethoven, Schindler-Mahler, Berg, Webern, Schumann, Schoenberg, Kurtág: Conor Hanick (piano), Ariadne Greif (soprano), Anna Tsukervanik (violin), St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York City, 5.5.2019. (DS)
Conor Hanick (piano) & Ariadne Greif (soprano) (c) Michael Yu
In Philadelphia, Szeps-Znaider and Denève Bring Treasurable Richness of Sound
13/05/2019
Elgar, Tchaikovsky: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra / Stéphane Denève (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 4.5.2019. (BJ)
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (c) Lars Gundersen
Less Pomp, Less Circumstance, and More of What Counts in Zurich’s La Sonnambula
11/05/2019
Bellini, La Sonnambula (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich / Maurizio Benini (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 9.5.2019. (CCr)
Entertaining Ragbag of a Concert from the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
10/05/2019
Pintscher, Mendelssohn, Dvořák: Klaidi Sahatçi (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Tomáš Netopil (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich 9.5.2019. (JR)
Tomáš Netopil (c) Marco Borggreve
Aspirations Revealed – Julie Adams and Emily D’Angelo in Recital at the Morgan
08/05/2019
Various Composers: Julie Adams (soprano), Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), David Chan (violin), Ken Noda (piano), Glider Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 5.5.2019. (RP)
Ken Noda (piano), Julie Adams (soprano) & Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano) © Jennifer Taylor
A Cleveland Debut and a Powerful Partnership
07/05/2019
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Michail Jurowski (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 2.5.2019. (MSJ)
Michail Jurowski
Beautifully Authentic St. Matthew Passion Performed in a LA Landmark
07/05/2019
Bach: Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Orchester Wiener Akademie, Musica Angelica Consort / Martin Haselböck (conductor), First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, 14.4.2019. (DD)
The First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
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