United States Brahms and Beethoven: Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Nathalie Paulin (soprano), Angela Niederloh (mezzo-soprano), Brendan Tuohy (tenor), Charles Robert Stevens (baritone), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 28.12.2013 (BJ)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Christmas Music: Sparkling One Day, Less So the Next
United States Handel, Messiah: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Magdalena Wór (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Stenson (tenor), Kevin Burdette (bass), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Gary Thor Wedow (conductor and harpsichord), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.12.2013
A Festival of Lessons and Carols: Northwest Boychoir, Vocalpoint! Seattle, members of the Northwest Sinfonia, Joseph Crnko (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 23.12.2013 (BJ)
Mass in B Minor Wraps Up “Bach Unwrapped”
United Kingdom Bach: Malin Christensson (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), William Towers (counter-tenor), Joshua Ellicott (tenor), Benedict Nelson (baritone), Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (director of music: Graham Ross), Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 21.12.2013 (MB)
Distinguished Wagner – and Much Else – from Edward Gardner
United Kingdom Wagner, Webern, Berg, Strauss: Christine Brewer (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.10.2013. (JPr)
Musically Ravishing Seasons Led by Violinist Emma McGrath
United States Vivaldi, Le quattro stagioni: Emma McGrath (violin and leader), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 13.12.2013 (BJ)
Mitsuko Uchida and Colleagues: Chamber Music at its Finest
United Kingdom Berg, Schubert, Messiaen: Mitsuko Uchida (piano); Musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Daishin Kashimoto (violin); Ludwig Quandt (cello); Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.12.2013 (CC)
Bach’s Christmas Joy from the Platinum Consort
United KingdomBach: Platinum Consort, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Scott Inglis-Kidger (conductor). Kings Place, London 19.12, 2013 (GDn)
An Excellent Recital from Simon Keenlyside and Malcolm Martineau
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Eisler, Britten, Wolf, Schubert, Brahms: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 18.12.2013 (MB)