United States Stockhausen, Wuorinen: Daniel Druckman and James Baker (percussion), Stephen Gosling and Steven Beck (piano), Merkin Concert Hall, New York City. 13.3.2013 (BH)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Viols and Violas Cleverly Exploited at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Benjamin, Goehr: Fretwork, Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Antoine Tamestit (viola), George Benjamin (piano, conductor), Wigmore Hall, London, 20.3.2013 (GDn)
Texans and @violincase in Munich
Germany Wagner, Korngold, Stucky, Strauss: Hilary Hahn (violin), Jaap van Zweden (conductor), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 17.3.2013 (JFL)
New York Philharmonic’s 17 Year Wait for Bach’s Mass in B Minor
United States Bach, Mass in B minor:New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Gilbert (Conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 13.3.2013 (SSM)
A Whiff of New Orleans in Semi-Staged “Streetcar”
United States André Previn, A Streetcar Named Desire: Soloists, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Patrick Summers (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 14.3.2013 (BH)
Cathartic Moments from Four Living Composers
United States Salieri, Whitacre, Spencer, Smith, Lauridsen: Canton Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Rachel Waddell and Britt Cooper (conductors), Cable Recital Hall, Canton, Ohio. 15.3.2013 (TW)
Britten’s War Requiem Reconciles Past Differences
Germany Benjamin Britten, War Requiem, Op. 66: Emily Magee (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Tölz Boys’ Choir, Max Hanft (organ), Bavarian Radio Choir, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor), Philharmonie, Gasteig, Munich, 14.3.2013 (MC)
The St John Passion at Kings Place
United Kingdom Bach: Soloists, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, 16.3.2013 (MB)