Holy See (vatican City State) Verdi, Beethoven: Concert in honour of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI and the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano. Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Conductor, Zubin Mehta, Aula Paolo VI, the Vatican City 04.02.2013 (JB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
EU Chamber Orchestra Create Satisfying Glow
United Kingdom Grieg , Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Haydn: Freddy Kempf (piano), European Union Chamber Orchestra/Hans-Peter Hofmann (director), Westmorland Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, 2.2.2013 (MC)
Unforgettable Beethoven Performances by Hagen Quartet
United Kingdom Beethoven: Hagen Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 30.1.2013 (GD)
Verdi’s Souls, Fighting for Salvation
United States Verdi: Requiem: Helen Lyons (soprano), Leah de Gruyl (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Weeks (tenor), Andrew Funk (bass), Philharmonia Orchestra, Chamber Choir and Chorale, Mark Gibson (conductor), College-Conservatory of Music, Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1.2.13 (RDA)
It’s Never Too Late for Early Music
United States Mealli, van Eyck, Maute, Schmelzer, Corelli, Vitali, Castaldi, Kuehnel, Telemann and Vivaldi: Catacoustic Consort, Matthias Maute (recorder), Annalisa Pappano (viola da gamba), David Walker (theorbo), Ellizabeth Motter (Baroque triple-strung harp). Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1.2.13 (RDA)
A Fine Partnership in Schubert
United Kingdom Schubert: Alina Ibragimova (violin); Cédric Tiberghien (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 31.1.2013 (CC)
Metzmacher’s Late Romantic Night Out
Germany Berg, Mahler, Pfitzner, Wagner: Michael Volle (baritone), Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 27.1.2013 (JFL)
Bergen Philharmonic Galvanises Audience with Heldenleben
United Kingdom Delius, Grieg, R. Strauss: Christian Ihle Hadland (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 31.01.2013 (SRT)