Mahler: Munich Philharmonic, Kent Nagano (conductor) Philharmonie Gasteig, Munich, 20.6.2011 (JFL)
Concert Reviews
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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)
The “Resurrection” Ends an Era:Music Director Gerard Schwarz Steps Down after 26 Years.
Mahler, Schubert, and Glass: Gerard Schwarz (conductor), Angela Meade (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Seattle Symphony, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16-18.6.2011 (BJ)