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Concert Reviews

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A Disappointing First Encounter with Arcadi Volodos

05/06/201223/05/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Schubert, Brahms, and Liszt: Arcadi Volodos (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.5.2012 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry

Emanuel Ax Presents a Diversity of Variations

05/06/201223/05/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Copland, Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann: Emanuel Ax, Carnegie Hall, New York, 17.5.2012 (SSM)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags New York, Stan Metzger

Notes from the Dresden Music Festival 2012 (1)

05/06/201222/05/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany Mozart: Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano), Summer Palace, Grosser Garten, Dresden, 21.5.2012 (JFL)

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Categories International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Dresden, Jens F. Laurson

New Zealand String Quartet Stands and Delivers

11/08/202022/05/2012 by Stan

New ZealandNew Zealand  Beethoven: New Zealand String Quartet – Helene Pohl, Douglas Beilman (violins), Gillian Ansell (viola), Rolf Gjelsten (cello), The Old Library Arts Centre, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, 10.5.2012. [PSe]

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Paul Serotsky, Whangarei

Gerard Schwarz Rethinks Mozart’s Requiem

05/06/201222/05/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States  Mendelssohn and Mozart: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (violin), Jennifer Zetlan (soprano), Nancy Maultsby (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Clayton Brainerd (baritone), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 19.5.2012 (BJ)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Bernard Jacobson, Seattle

Bernard Haitink’s Great Authority in Bruckner

22/05/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bruckner:Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.5.2012 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry

Barenboim Works His Wizardry on Mozart

10/03/202322/05/2012 by Stan

GermanyGermany  Mozart: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Dresden Music Festival 2012, Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany, 16.5.2012. (MC)

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Cello and Fortepiano show Beethoven’s (Relatively) Quieter Side

05/06/201222/05/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Beethoven: Steven Isserlis (cello), Robert Levin (fortepiano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 19.5.2012 (HS)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Harvey Steiman, San Francisco
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