Italy Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano), Anatoli Kotscherga (baritone), Orchestra and Chorus of Santa Cecilia, Ciro Visco (chorus master), Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado (conductor), Rome, 20.11.2011 (JB)
Concert Reviews
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The Pleasures of Two Rare Quintets: Ralph Vaughan Williams and Louise Farrenc at the Quirinale
Italy Ralph Vaughan Williams, Quintet in C minor (1903); Louise Farrenc, Quintet in E no. 2 for piano and strings (1840): Quintetto Bottesini: Alessandro Cervo (violin) Federico Stassi (viola) Giacomo Menna (cello) Roberto Della Vecchia (double bass) Linda di Carlo (piano) Cappella Paolina of the Quirinale Palace Rome, RAI Tre Sunday Midday Concerts, 20.11.2011 (JB)
Tchaikovsky and Bruckner: High Expectations, Poor Results
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Bruckner: Janine Jansen (violin) ,London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Osmo Vänskä (conductor) , Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.11.11 (GD)
An Italian in Manchester: Sollima Plays Cello in Diverse Programme
United Kingdom Respighi, Boccherini and Sollima: Manchester Camerata / Giovanni Sollima (director/cello), Giovanni Guzzo (director/violin), Hannah Roberts (cello), Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 18.11.2011. (MC)
John Eliot Gardiner and Arturo Toscanni: Beethoven Comes First
United States L.V. Beethoven: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16.11.2011 (SSM)
Classical Night Out – BRSO in Kraus, Mozart, and Haydn
Germany J.M.Kraus, Mozart, Haydn: Ramón Ortega Quero (oboe), Christian Zacharias (conductor / piano), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herkulessaal, Munich, 18.11.2011. (JFL)
A Touch of Boulanger in Gauting
Germany Beethoven, Shostakovich, Brahms: Boulanger Piano Trio, BOSCO Theater Forum, Gauting, 17.11.2011 (JFL)
Naked Classics: All About Sibelius
United Kingdom Naked Classics: Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony: Paul Rissmann (presenter), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Christian Kluxen (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 18.11.2011 (SRT)