Quality Performances in Zurich from Paul Lewis and François-Xavier Roth
06/05/2019
Beethoven, Mahler: Isabelle Druet (mezzo-soprano), Eric Cutler (tenor), Paul Lewis (piano), Tonhalle Orchester Zurich / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 4.5.2019. (JR)
Paul Lewis © Eric Manas
In San Francisco, Silkroad Ensemble’s Noble Stand
06/05/2019
Heroes Take Their Stand: The Silkroad Ensemble/Colin Jacobsen and Kayhan Kalhor (music directors), Ahmad Sadri (creator), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 4.5.2019. (HS)
Colin Jacobsen (violin) & Kayhan Kalhor (kemancheh) (c) Silkroad Ensemble
Labadie’s Mozart in Philadelphia: Atypical Sonorities and Irresistible Eloquence
06/05/2019
Mozart: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Westminster Symphonic Choir (Joe Miller, director), Philadelphia Orchestra / Bernard Labadie (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 13.4.2019. (BJ)
Bernard Labadie © Dario Acosta
New Zealand String Quartet’s Mind-Blowing Shostakovich
05/05/2019
Beethoven, Jack Body, Shostakovich, Brahms: New Zealand String Quartet (Helene Pohl, Monique Lapins [violins], Gillian Ansell [viola], Rolf Gjelsten [cello]). Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand. 28.4.2019. (PSe) Read more
Theater Basel Visits Zurich Bringing Hauntingly Beautiful Music from Theresienstadt
01/05/2019
Ullmann, Weber: Sarah Brady (soprano), Ena Pongrac (mezzo-soprano), Hyunjai Marco Lee (tenor), members of the Basel Sinfonietta (Mirka Scepanovic, Kirsten Harms [violins], Anne-Françoise Guezinger [viola], Aude Pivôt [cello], Stephen Delaney [musical arrangement, piano]), Katrin Hammerl (moderator), Johanneskirche Zurich, 29.4.2019. (JR)
A MacMillan Piano Concerto Makes Its Cleveland Debut
29/04/2019
Higdon, MacMillan, Debussy, Scriabin: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Cleveland Orchestra / Stéphane Denève (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 25.4.2019. (MSJ)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Confidence and Poise from the Tetzlaffs and Vogt in San Francisco
29/04/2019
Mozart, Shostakovich, Dvořák: Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Vogt Trio (Christian Tetzlaff [violin], Tanja Tetzlaff [cello], Lafs Vogt [piano]), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco, 27.4.2019. (HS)
Lafs Vogt, Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff (c) Giorgia Bertazzi
Leçons de ténèbres by Couperin and Lambert Offer Wonderful Experiences at Versailles
27/04/2019
Holy Week at Versailles III: Sophie Junker, Claire Lefilliâtre (sopranos); Anaïs Bertrand {bas-dessus); La Poème Harmonique (Vincent Dumestre, theorbo/director; Luca Peres, viola da gamba; Camille Delaforge, harpsichord/organ). Chapelle Royale, Versailles, 9pm, 20.4.2019. (CC)
Sophie Junker
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