United Kingdom Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann: Christian Zacharias (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.1.13 (GD)
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A Hint of World Music in a Fascinating Aural Adventure
United States Gottry, Tomasi, Farr, Hasenpflug, Harrison, Culligan, Piazzolla: Katherine DeJongh (flute), Matthew Beck (marimba and percussion), Canton Symphony Orchestra Principals, Cable Recital Hall, Canton, Ohio, 11.1.2013
Complete Beethoven Trios and Quartets Off to a Great Start
United Kingdom Beethoven: Henschel String Quartet, RNCM Chamber Music Festival 2013,Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 11.1.2013 (MC)
A Disappointing Substitute for Sir Colin Davis
United Kingdom Elgar and Mozart:Tim Hugh (cello), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (baritone), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Yutaka Sado (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.1.2013 (MB)
Magnificent Sibelius from Blomstedt
Switzerland Mozart, Sibelius: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Emanuel Ax (piano), Tonhalle Zurich (JR)
The Blinding Beauty of Netrebko’s Iolanta
Spain P.I. Tchaikovsky, Iolanta: Soloists, Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10.1.2013 (JMI)
Exceptional Playing from the World’s Second Oldest Orchestra
United Kingdom Beethoven, Dvořák: Nelson Goerner (piano), Staatskapelle Weimar / Stefan Solyom (conductor), The Anvil Arts Centre, Basingstoke, 12.1. 2013.