United States New York Philharmonic Opening Night: Deborah Voigt (soprano), Alan Gilbert (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City. 21.9.2011 (BH)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Ever-youthful Sylvie Guillem dances with fluency and emotional awareness
United Kingdom Sylvie Guillem, 6000 miles away: Sylvie Guillem and dancers in choreography by William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián and Mats Ek. Sadler’s Wells, London, 22.9.11. (JPr)
Lammermuir Festival (3): Jennifer Koh Brings the House Down
United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival (3): Bach, Ysaÿe, Saariaho, Carter, Salonen: Jennifer Koh (violin). The Great Hall, Lennoxlove House, Haddington (Scotland). 20.9.2011 (LV)
Lammermuir Festival (2): Stile Antico Perform Early Music both Radiant and Sober
United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival (2): Victoria, Morales, Janequin, Palestrina, Guerrero: Stile Antico (Helen Ashby, Kate Ashby, Rebecca Hickey, Clare Dawson, Emma Ashby, Eleanor Harries, Carris Jone, Jim Clements, Matthew Howard, Benedict Hymas, James Arthur, Nicholas Ashby, Will Dawes). St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington (Scotland). 19.09.2011 (LV)
Musikfest Berlin 2011:Gesualdo Consort gives polished performance of Renaissance madrigals in a former pumping station
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2011 – Vesuvian Music – Gesualdo and his Italian Renaissance contemporaries: Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam [Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano); Nele Gramß (soprano); Marnix De Cat (countertenor); Julian Podger (tenor); Harry van Berne (tenor); Harry van der Kamp (bass and director)], Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord). Radialsystem V, Friedrichshain, Berlin, 14th September 2011
James Dillon’s Magnum Opus, Nine Rivers: Not for the Faint of Heart
James Dillon, Nine Rivers (U.S. premiere): International Contemporary Ensemble, red fish blue fish, Steve Schick (conductor and percussion), The Crossing, Donald Nally (conductor), Miller Theatre at Columbia University, New York City, 14-17.9.2011 (BH)
Musikfest Berlin 2011: Unusual Liszt and exhilarating performances for viola and organ
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2011 – Liszt, Rihm, Liszt and Saint-Säens: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Leo Hussain (conductor), Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Cameron Carpenter (organ), Philharmonie, Berlin, 13.9.2011. (MC)
Beautiful Tones and Towering Drama as Mozart meets Tchaikovsky
Sweden Rehnqvist, Mozart and Tchaikovsky: Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra), Martin Fröst (clarinet), Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Gothenburg Concert Hall, 15.09.2011 (NS)