[flag code=”gb” size=”24″ text=”yes”] Grieg, Dvořák, Smetana: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Krzysztof Urbánski (conductor), Alina Pogostkina (violin), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 4.11.2011.
Concert Reviews
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A Happy Marriage for Figaro
United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Portland Opera, soloists, Ari Pelto (conductor), Stephen Lawless (director) Benoît Dugardyn (sets), Johann Stegmeir (costumes), Pat Collins (lighting designer), Robert Ainsley (harpsichordist/chorus master), Nicola Bowie (choreographer/associate director), Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, 6/11/2011 (BJ)
Expressive and Vital Playing from Guzzo and Manchester Camerata
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Schubert arr. Mahler: Manchester Camerata / Giovanni Guzzo (director/leader), Westmorland Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, 05.11.2011 (MC)
Songs of War…and Pleasure!
United Kingdom A programme of songs on the topic of soldiers and war paired with songs by Francis Poulenc: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Wigmore Hall, London. 5.11.2011 (MMB)
Marc-André Hamelin Dazzles in Traditional Music, Premieres and His Own Work
United States Berg, Liszt, Hamelin: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 2.11.2011 (HS)
The London Sinfonetta Brings Some Interesting New Pieces to London
United Kingdom Pavilions: New Music Show 2: Enno Senft (double bass), Sound Intermedia (sound projection), London Sinfonietta, Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 5.11.2011 (MB)
A Poet Returns: Juho Pohjonen’s Recital at Zankel Hall
United States Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin: Juho Pohjonen(piano), Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City. 3.11.2011 (SSM)
Salonen Opens the Doors on a Dramatic Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
United Kingdom Debussy, Bartók: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo), Sir John Tomlinson (bass), Juliet Stevenson (narrator), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.11.2011. (JPr)