United Kingdom Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Saint-Saëns, Walton/Palmer: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Cal MacAninch (narrator), RSNO Chorus, RSNO Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 31.5.2013. (ST)
Concert Reviews
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Inspiring Verdi Requiem from Gianandrea Noseda
Germany Verdi, Requiem: Kristin Lewis (soprano), Sonia Ganassi (mezzo-soprano), Francesco Meli (tenor), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino/Gianandrea Noseda, Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Germany, 28.5.2013 (MC)
City Noir in the Chocolate City
United States Respighi, Ravel, Adams: Jeremy Denk (piano), John Adams (conductor), National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Washington DC, 30.5.2013 (RRR)
Poulenc and Turina Songs Energise Mezzo Brueggergosman
Germany Ravel, Britten, Wagner, Poulenc, Turina: Measha Brueggergosman (mezzo-soprano) and Justus Zeyen (piano), Palais im Großen Garten, Dresden, Germany, 27.5.2013 (MC)
Johan Reuter Brings Mahler Songs to Life
United Kingdom Rihm, Mahler, Shostakovich: Johan Reuter (baritone), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ingo Metzmacher.,Barbican Hall, London, 25.5.2013 (CC)
Sporadic Sparks from Honeck in Tchaikovsky
United States Martinsson, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Lars Vogt (piano), Cleveland Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 26.5.2013 (MSJ)
Impressive Britten War Requiem in Birmingham
United Kingdom Britten, War Requiem: Erin Wall (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass-baritone), CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, CBSO Children’s Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 28.5.2013. (RJ)
Concerti Galore: Bach Week Ends on an Up Note at Montreal Music Festival
Canada Bach: Complete Violin Concerti: Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Elizabeth Wallfisch (ldirector/violinist), Montreal Festival Ensemble, St. George Church, Montreal, 25.5.2013 (SSM)