United Kingdom ‘Nash Inventions’: Turnage, Colin Matthews, Goehr, Maxwell Davies, Birtwistle, and Harvey: Claire Booth (soprano), Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend (conductor). Wigmore Hall, London, 13.3.2012 (MB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Great Pianists Week in Seattle
United States Liszt: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Meany Hall, Seattle, 7.3.2012 (BJ)
United States Copland, Haydn, Beethoven, and Schumann: Emanuel Ax (piano), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 11.3.2012 (BJ)
Mahler and Mozart from the BBC Symphony
United Kingdom Mozart and Mahler: Jan Lisiecki (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 9.3.2012. (JPr)
Murray Perahia Lavishes Care on Classic Chestnuts
United States Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Chopin: Murray Perahia (piano), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 11.3.2012 (HS)
Hail Hallé’s Assistant Conductor in Program of Romantic Composers
United Kingdom Richard Strauss, Rachmaninov, Mendelssohn, Wagner: Alexander Romanovsky (piano), Hallé Orchestra / Andrew Gourlay (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 10.3.2012. (RJ)
Portrait of War: Manchester Camerata in Varied Program
United Kingdom Ravel, Aaron Parker, Mozart and Richard Strauss: Manchester Camerata/Gábor Takács-Nagy (conductor), Kathryn Stott (piano) – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 10.3.2012 (MC)
Oslo’s Delightful Stable House of Chamber Music
Norway Eccles, Helland, Hoffmeister, Bloch, Tchaikovsky, Glinka: Erling Sunnarvik (double bass), Nils Lundström (piano), Annika Skoglund (mezzo), Aslak Juva (violin), Vegard Johnsen (violin), Stig-Ove Ose (viola), Hans Josef Groh (cello), Kenneth Ryland (double bass), Akershus Fortress Stable House, Oslo, 10.3.2012 (JFL)
Revelatory Bartók in Swansea
United Kingdom Rósza, Bartók, Arriaga, Mozart, Llŷr Williams (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Roberto Minczuk (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea 10.3.2012. (GPu)