United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Dvořák, Elgar: Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor), Andrew Gourlay (conductor – Dvořák), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 9.11.2011
Concert Reviews
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James Ehnes Excels in Barber’s Violin Concerto. Dutoit and the RPO Impressive in Berlioz and Tchaikovsky
United Kingdom Berlioz, Barber, Tchaikovsky: James Ehnes (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.11.2011 (CG)
Andreas Haefliger Offers Much to Enjoy in Liszt and Schubert
United Kingdom Liszt and Schubert: Andreas Haefliger (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.11.2011 (MB)
Gardiner vs Chailly in Beethoven: Too Close to Call
United Kingdom Beethoven: Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 9.11.2011 (Gdn)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Recital at the Queen Elizabeth Hall: Simply Outstanding
United Kingdom Liszt, Bartok, Marco Stroppa, Ravel, Messiaen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 8.11.2011 (RB)
Unlikely Locale Suits Rare Milhaud Opera
Milhaud, Le pauvre matelot (“The Poor Sailor”): Soloists, Pocket Opera of New York, Nicholas De Maison (arranger and conductor), Fraunces Tavern, New York City. 1.11.2011 (BH)
“Multiple Modernisms” by New York’s spunky counter)induction
United States Davidovsky, Babbitt, Bartlett, Feldman, Boulez, Scelsi, Webern: Matthew Levy (guest saxophone), counter)induction, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York City. 30.10.2011 (BH)
Petrenko and RLPO Bring Scandinavian Chill to Preston
United Kingdom Grieg, Mozart, Sibelius: Kathryn Stott (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Guild Hall, Preston 8.11.2011 (MC)