United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Schoenberg, Beethoven: David Soar (narrator), David Adams, Heather Badke-Hohmann (violins), Philip Heyman (violin), Rosie Biss (cello), James Southall (piano), Community Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 27.4.2012 (GPu)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Reviving Vivaldi: Juilliard Plays All Vivaldi Program
United States Vivaldi: The Glories of Venice, Juilliard Historical Performance Faculty, Juilliard415, Monica Huggett (director), Corpus Christi Church, New York, 22.4.2012 (SSM)
Grieg in Heels, Sibelius in Dire Straits
Germany Britten, Sibelius, Grieg: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Paavo Järvi (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 29.4.2012 (JFL)
A Sassy, Brassy Season Finale from Canton Symphony
United States Janáček, Jongen, Khachaturian: Peter Richard Conte (organist), Blue Coats Drum and Bugle Corps, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio (USA), 28.4.2012, (TW)
The Theseus Ensemble: Excellent Performances and Thoughtful Presentation of Two Important Contemporary Scores
United Kingdom Goehr and Carter: Theseus Ensemble, Geoffrey Paterson (conductor), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 30.4.2012 (MB)
Outstanding Portrayals of Love by the Manchester Camerata
United Kingdom Webern, Brahms, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky: Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano), Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy (director) – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester 28. 4. 2012 (MC)
A Splendid Recital in Plymouth from Ian Fountain
United Kingdom Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Wagner arr. Kocsis, Chopin: Ian Fountain (piano) Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University, 28.4. 2012 (PRB)
Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony Given the Naked Classics Treatment
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Naked Classics’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony, Paul Rissmann (presenter), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Adrian Prabava (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27.4.2012 (SRT)