United Kingdom Elgar, Prokofiev, Respighi: Freddy Kempf (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 20.2.2013 (JQ)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Marin Alsop and the LPO: A Decidedly Mixed Bag
United Kingdom Dvořák, Milhaud, Varèse: London Adventist Chorale, Ken Burton (conductor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.2.2013 (GDn)
Richly Rewarding Fare from the Takács Quartet
United Kingdom Brahms and Haydn: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Károly Schranz (violins), Geraldine Walther (viola), András Fejér (cello)), Lawrence Power (viola). Wigmore Hall, London, 20.2.2013 (MB)
Juilliard Baroque Serves a Repast of Nations
United States François Couperin: Juilliard Baroque, Corpus Christi Church, New York, 10.2.2013 (SSM)
Colin Matthews Demonstrates Skill as Composer and Orchestrator
United Kingdom Colin Matthews, Britten, Piper, Elgar: Robert Plane (clarinet), Neil Percy (percussion), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 19.2.2013 (PCG)
Hamelin in a Beast of an Evening—with Laughs
United States Bach, Busoni, Debussy, Hamelin, Rachmaninoff: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), 92nd Street Y, New York City, 30.1.2013
Sondheim Sans Words: Surprise, He’s a Composer
United States “Symphonic Sondheim”: Nathan Lane (host), Eric Huebner and Steven Beck (pianos), Christopher S. Lamb and Daniel Druckman (percussion), New York Philharmonic, Paul Gemignani (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 29.1.2013 (BH)
For an Anniversary, Recreating a Performance from 75 Years Ago
United States Beethoven, Haydn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky: Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Umstattdt Hall, Canton, Ohio (USA), 16.2.2013