United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Naked Classics’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony, Paul Rissmann (presenter), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Adrian Prabava (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27.4.2012 (SRT)
Concert Reviews
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Péter Eötvös Replaces Pierre Boulez in a Revealing Programme with the LSO
United Kingdom Debussy, Szymanowski, and Scriabin:Christian Teztlaff (violin), Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Péter Eötvös (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.4.2012 (MB)
Rarely Played Busoni Quartet Makes Its Carnegie Hall Premiere
United States Busoni, Beethoven: Brentano String Quartet, Mark Steinberg (violin), Serena Canin (violin), Misha Amory (Viola), Nina Maria Lee (Cello), Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 19.4.2012 (SSM)
Nicola Benedetti and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Sheer Delight
United Kingdom Gluck, Vivaldi, Rameau: Nicola Benedetti (Violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christian Curnyn (Harpsichord/Director), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.4.2012 (SRT)
Two 20th-Century Classics—and a Startling Newcomer
United States Adán, Grisey, Sciarrino: Talea Ensemble, Mary Flagler Cary Hall, DiMenna Center, New York City, 20.4.2012 (BH)
A Revelatory Missa Solemnis from Nikolaus Harnoncourt
United Kingdom Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123. Soloists, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor), Barbican Hall London, 11. 4. 2012. (GD)
Barto’s Holliday Discovery
Germany Liszt, Brahms, Holliday, Chopin: Tzimon Barto (piano), Herkulessaal, Munich, 24.4.2012 (JFL)
The Latest Installment of Craig Sheppard’s “Mostly Brahms” Series
United States Brahms: Craig Sheppard (piano), Meany Hall, Seattle, 20.4.2012 (BJ)