United KingdomStravinsky, Beethoven, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Lief Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Cadogan Hall, London, 21.11.2013 (RB)
Concert Reviews
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An Advanced Poetry Lesson from Benjamin Britten
United States Britten: Philip Myers (horn), Kate Royal (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo soprano), Dominic Armstrong (tenor), Michael Slattery (tenor), New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt (director), Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun-Menaker (director), New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City. 21.11.2013 (DS)
Magnificently Depressing Jenufa
Switzerland Janacek: Jenufa: Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich and Chorus of Zurich Opera (chorus master Ernst Raffelsberger), Patrick Lange (conductor), Zurich Opera, 22.11.13 (JR)
Dutoit Offers Moving, Persuasive War Requiem
United Kingdom: Tatiana Pavlovskaya (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Matthias Goerne (baritone), Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe (chorus director), Chicago Children’s Chorus, Josephine Lee (artistic director), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Symphony Center, Chicago, 16.11.2013 (JLZ).
Highly Imaginative Bach from Maxim Rysanov and Friends
United Kingdom Bach: Maxim Rysanov (viola), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Kristina Blaumane (cello), Iain Farrington (harpsichord). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 20.11.2013 (MB)
Uplifting Messiah in Buenos Aires
Argentina Handel, Messiah: Soloists, Ensamble Academia Bach and Orfeón de Buenos Aires. Conductor: Mario Videla, Festivales Musicales de Buenos Aires at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 3.11.2011. (JSJ)
RSNO Bring Colour and Spirituality to 20th Century Composers
United Kingdom Messiaen, Beethoven, Rachmaninov: Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.11.2013 (SRT)