United States Handel: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno: Amanda Forsythe and Dominique Labelle (sopranos), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Ross Hauck (tenor), Pacific MusicWorks Baroque Orchestra, Stephen Stubbs (conductor, harpsichord, and lute), Daniels Recital Hall, Seattle, 30.3.2012 (BJ)
Concert Reviews
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Zinman Not a Natural Brucknerian
Switzerland Mozart, Bruckner: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, David Zinman (conductor), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Tonhalle, Zurich, 29.3.2012 (JR)
Haitink and the Bavarians – the Lucerne Easter Festival Comes to an End
Switzerland Mozart, Bruckner: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor), Maria João Pires (piano), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum KKL, Lucerne, 1.4.2012 (JR)
Semyon Bychkov Conducts Mahler’s Third. A Qualified Success.
United Kingdom Mahler: Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 1.4.2012 (MB)
Outstanding Saint-Saëns from Alina Ibragimova
United Kingdom Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse / Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 29. 3.2012 (GPu)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Good Form under Charles Dutoit
United Kingdom Beethoven, R. Strauss: Julia Fischer (violin); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Dutoit. Royal Festival Hall, London, 30.3.2012 (CC)
An Almost Perfect Evening of Dance at the English National Ballet
| United Kingdom Stravinsky, Debussy, Lalo, Apollo, Jeux, Le Train bleu, Suite en blanc: Dancers and Orchestra of the English National Ballet, conducted by Gavin Sutherland, London Coliseum, 28.3.12. (JPr)
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Understatement and Innovation from Leif Ove Andsnes
Norway Haydn, Bartók, Debussy, Chopin: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Oslo Opera House, 25.3.2012 (JFL)