United States Mendelssohn, Adès: Audrey Luna (soprano), Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano), Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo-soprano), Alek Shrader (tenor), Rod Gilfry (baritone), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.10.2013 (HS)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Unity of Purpose in Goethe Settings at Oxford
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival (1) Schubert, Schumann, Wolf: Louise Alder (soprano), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Neal Davies (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 12.10.2013. (CR)
Vienna Staatsoper Aida Disappoints
AustriaVerdi: Aida, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Dan Ettinger (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 12.10.2013 (JMI).
Courtesy Wiener Staatsoper
Bernard Haitink and Orchestra Mozart in Beethoven: Fine Musicianship but Few Risks Taken
United Kingdom Beethoven: Maria João Pires (piano), Orchestra Mozart, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.10.2013 (MB)
Sweeter Than Roses:Carolyn Sampson Sings Henry Purcell
United States Purcell, Byrd, Simpson, Banister: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Beiliang Zhu (viola da gamba), Paul O’Dette (archlute), Kenneth Weiss (harpsichord), Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 10.10.2013
Jan Lisiecki in Impressive Form at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Paderewski, Bach, Chopin: Jan Lisiecki (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 29.9.2013 (CC)
Federico Colli: An Exciting Young Pianist Destined for Greatness?
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven, Schumnn: Federico Colli(piano), Dora Stoutker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 29.9.13 (GPu)
Brazen Edge to SCO’s Conductorless Concert
United Kingdom Dvořák, Mozart, Janáček: Llŷr Williams (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Janiczek (director/violin), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 10.10.2013 (SRT)