The Age of Paavo Järvi Beckons for the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
12/04/2019
Messaien, Beethoven: Arcadi Volodos (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 11.4.2019. (JR)
Paavo Järvi (c) Gaëtan Bally
Elfman’s ‘Eleven Eleven’ on Stage with Sibelius and Prokofiev in Northridge
12/04/2019
Sibelius, Elfman, Prokofiev: Sandy Cameron (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Thomas Sønderård (conductor), The Soraya, CSUN, Northridge, 4.4.2019. (DD)
Sandy Cameron playing Danny Elfman’s ‘Eleven Eleven’ © Luis Luque/The Soraya, CSUN
Excellent Playing from Kavakos and the COE in a Glorious Zurich Concert
12/04/2019
Mozart, Schoeck, Beethoven: Leonidas Kavakos (violin and conductor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 9.4.2019. (CCr)
Leonidas Kavakos
Dausgaard and Seattle Symphony Conjure Up Scandinavian Drama
11/04/2019
Langgaard, Nielsen, Brahms: Garrick Ohlssohn (piano), Seattle Symphony / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 6.4.2019. (ZC)
Garrick Ohlsson (c) Dan Acosta
Teodor Currentzis’s Verdi Requiem is Less Concert, More Ritual
11/04/2019
Lucerne Easter Festival [1] – Verdi, Messa di Requiem: Zarina Abaeva (soprano), Eve-Maud Hubeaux (mezzo-soprano), Dmytro Popov (tenor), Tareq Nazmi (bass), Chorus of Perm Opera, musicAeterna Orchestra / Teodor Currentzis (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL) Lucerne, 10.4.2019. (JR)
Dazzling Colors Fascinate in Devony Smith and Nikolay Verevkin’s Carnegie Hall Citywide Recital
10/04/2019
Carnegie Hall Citywide – Various Composers: Devony Smith (soprano), Nikolay Verevkin (piano), St. Michael’s Church, New York, 6.4.2019. (RP)
Devony Smith © Jiyang Chen
The Young Russian Alexandra Dovgan Opens Kazan’s International Rakhlin Music Festival
09/04/2019
Ninth International Rakhlin Music Festival – Mendelssohn, Mahler: Alexandra Dovgan (pianist), Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Sladkovsky (conductor), Saydeshev Hall, Kazan, 5.4.2019. (GT)
Alexandra Dovgan
A Night in Brooklyn – The Songs of Daniel Felsenfeld in Context
08/04/2019
Brooklyn Art Song Society – Daniel Felsenfeld, In Context: Marie Marquis (soprano), Laura Strickling (soprano); Kate Maroney (mezzo-soprano), Chris Gross (cello), Michael Brofman (piano), Erika Switzer (piano), Chris Gross (cello), Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, 5.4.2019. (RP)
Daniel Felsenfeld © Joan Chiverton
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