United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (16) – Ravel: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Nott (conductor), Usher Hall, 3.9.2011 (SRT)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Prom 60 – Professional sounding Mozart-Bruckner Concert lacks excitement
United Kingdom Prom 60. Mozart, Bruckner, David Fray (piano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.9.2011 (GD)
Feldman Classic Caps Second Night in Ostrava
Czech Republic Ostrava Days 2011 (2): Matuszewski, Muntag, Smolka, Feldman: Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Kral (tuba), Karel Sin (tuba), Joseph Kubera (piano), Petr Kotik (conductor), Johannes Kalitzke (conductor), Ondrej Vrabec (conductor), Philharmonic Hall, Ostrava, Czech Republic. 31.8.2011 (GG)
Marathon Czech Concert Revives Weary Visiting Critic
Czech Republic Ostrava Days 2011 (1): Wolff, Tone, Park, Bakla, Mumma, Jeney, Xenakis, Ferneyhough, Ames, Boulez, Ashley, Cardew, Feldman: Ostravská Banda, Ostrava Days Ensemble, Rhodri Davies (harp), Daan Vandewalle (piano), Conrad Harris (violin), Katalin Károlyi (mezzo-soprano), John Eckhardt (bass), Arne Deforce (cello), Hana Kotková (violin), Fabrizio Rosso (electronics), Roberto Mucchuit (electronics), Thomas Buckner (baritone), Petr Kotik (conductor), Ondrej Vrabec (conductor), John Tilbury (coordinator), Philharmonic Hall, Ostrava, Czech Republic. 30.8.2011 (GG)
Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 18 ) – Shostakovich Quartet Cycle
Austria Shostakovich: Mandelring Quartett, Grand Concert Hall, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 18. & 19.8.2011 (JFL)
Great Brahms, Played Superbly
United States Kodály, Brahms, and Prokofiev: Jessica Lee and Arnaud Sussmann (violins); Emily Deans and Alan Iglitzin (violas); David Requiro (cello); Julio Elizalde (piano); Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, 27.8.2010 (BJ)
A Fortnight of Music Nears End at San Sebastian with Schoenberg, Brahms and Beethoven
Spain Schoenberg, Brahms, Beethoven: Susanne Bernhard (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (mezzo), Christian Elsner (tenor), Michael Volle (bass),WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne, Orfeón Donostiarra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and José Antonio Sainz Alfaro (conductors). Quincena Musical de San Sebastián (Spain), Auditorio Kursaal, 29.08.2011 (LV)
Prom 57 – Compelling performances from Pires, Zinman and the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
United Kingdom Prom 57 – Anders Hillborg, Mozart, Beethoven: Maria João Pires (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, David Zinman (conductor) Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.8.2011 (GD)