A Dvořák rarity scores over subdued Janáček in Cleveland
13/01/2020
United States Dvořák, Mozart, Janáček: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 9.1.2020. (MSJ)
The Cleveland Orchestra & Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) (c) Roger Mastroianni
Paavo Järvi continues his impressive Tchaikovsky cycle with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
10/01/2020
Switzerland Bartók, Tchaikovsky: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 9.1.2020. (JR)
Paavo Järvi (c) Priska Ketterer
Homeward bound with Chopin and Szymanowski at the Brooklyn Art Song Society
06/01/2020
United States Brooklyn Art Song Society Home III – Chopin and Szymanowski: Amy Owens (soprano), Sarah Nelson Craft (mezzo-soprano), Michael Brofman, Spencer Myer, Miori Sugiyama (piano). Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, 3.1.2020. (RP)
Chopin and Syzmanowski © Joan Chiverton
Superbly executed Wigmore Hall exploration of Dawn to Dusk by Pavel Kolesnikov
05/01/2020
United Kingdom Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, Bartók, Beethoven – Dawn to Dusk: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.1.2020. (CC)
Pavel Kolesnikov © Eva Vermandel
Barenboim leads a profound anticipation of the Berlin Beethoven 250th anniversary year
03/01/2020
Germany Mozart and Beethoven: Elena Stikhina (soprano), Marina Prudenskaya (mezzo-soprano), Andreas Schager (tenor), René Pape (bass), Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 31.12.2019. (MB)
Daniel Barenboim © Pablo Castagnola
Philadelphia’s Messiah achieves mixed results
30/12/2019
United States Handel, Messiah: Susanna Phillips (soprano), Paula Murrihy (mezzo-soprano), Jonas Hacker (tenor), Henry Waddington (bass-baritone), Philadelphia Symphonic Choir (Joe Miller, director), Philadelphia Orchestra / Jane Glover (conductor). Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 22.12.2019. (BJ)
Jane Glover (c) Jim Steere
North Africa in myth and fantasy at NYC’s The Players Club
26/12/2019
United States Various composers, Carthage Conquer’d: Dreams of Tunis in the Baroque Imagination: Presented by Salon/Sanctuary Concerts, The Players Club, New York City, 12.12.2019. (CP)
Jessica Gould and musicians (c) Stephen Delas Heras.
In Philadelphia, Kavakos and the orchestra in profoundly imaginative Shostakovich
24/12/2019
United States Shostakovich, Wynton Marsalis: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra / Cristian Mâcelaru (conductor). Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 14.12.2019. (BJ)
Leonidas Kavakos (c) Marco Borggreve
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In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
A US opera union probe finds singer guilty of abusing power 
It's the singers who save this particular production of Verdi's opera 
The Southbank Centre played host to a perfect and passionate performance 
On a night to remember, the Albanian singer explores with shattering force the music championed by a 
The musician has returned to the London venue after living through his 'wildest musical fantasi 
