Martinů , Shostakovich, Honegger, and Haydn: Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Vladimir Feltsman (piano), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 5.5.2011 (BJ)
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
A Quantum Leap: Mariss Jansons’ Munich Mahler
Mahler: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor) Philharmonic Hall, Gasteig, Munich, 6.5.2011 (JFL)
Not Yet a True Mahlerian: Alan Gilbert Conducts Mahler’s 5th
Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Alan Gilbert (Conductor), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City 27.04.2011 (SSM)
Satisfying Kotik, Interesting Ligeti, Subversive Cage and a Sprinkling from Young Composers
Kotik, Mincek, Ligeti, Francesconi, Chen, Cage: Daan Vandewalle (piano), Hana Kotkova (violin), Joseph Kubera (piano), The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble, Ostravská Banda, Peter Kotik (conductor), Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 13.04.2011 (GG)
Vladimir Ashkenazy Extends His Stay with the Sydney Symphony.
Vladimir Ashkenazy extends his stay with the Sydney Symphony. 5.5.2011 (TP)
Resurrecting Mahler: San Francisco Symphony Perform Mahler’s Second and Ninth Symphonies
Mahler, Symphonies 9 and 2: San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 7-8.5.2011 (HS)
The Center Can Hold: Strong Strauss Surrounded By Weaker Works
Villa-Lobos, Strauss, and Prokofiev: Seattle Symphony musicians and guests, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.4.2011 (BJ)
This the Viola – Boccherini, Schubert, Britten and Brahms in Rome
This the Viola – Boccherini, Schubert, Britten and Brahms: Daniel Palmizio (viola) and Giacamo Ronchini (piano): Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome, 5.5.2011(JB)