Lend Me a Tenor – The Musical : (based on the Ken Ludwig play with book and lyrics by Peter Sham and music by Brad Carroll) Gielgud Theatre, London 21.6.2011 (JPr)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Nagano Downriver: Mahler’s Seventh in Munich
Mahler: Munich Philharmonic, Kent Nagano (conductor) Philharmonie Gasteig, Munich, 20.6.2011 (JFL)
Istanbul Music Festival Hosts Hilary Hahn with Mozart’s 5th Violin Concerto
Mozart, Bartók, Ravel: Hilary Hahn (violin), Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Sascha Goetzel (conductor), Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, 21.6.2011 (AM)
James Conlon’s La bohème in Rome
Puccini, La bohème: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome, 21.6.2011 (JB)
Violinist Tetzlaff impresses at Philharmonia’s Bartók and Kodaly concert
Kodaly and Bartók: Christian Tetzlaff (solo violin), Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.6.2011 (CG)
Haitink works his magic on Ravel and Mendelssohn
Ravel and Mendelssohn: Sarah-Jane Brandon (soprano), Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Sir Thomas Allen (narrator), Eltham College Boys’ Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 23.6.2011 (MB)
It’s About Time: Old Beethoven, New Sebastian Currier and Overdue Bruckner
Beethoven, Sebastian Currier, Bruckner: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Alan Gilbert (conductor), New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 4.6.2011 (BH)