Scriabin, Ravel and Chopin: Mikhail Rudy (Piano) Wigmore Hall, London 10.5.2011 (RBB)
Concert Reviews
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Michael Collins’ Wigmore Hall Residency: the Finale
Brahms, Weber, Poulenc, Benjamin, Milhaud, Gregson: Michael Collins (clarinet), Piers Lane (piano). Wigmore Hall, London 5. 5. 2011 (KC)
Not All String Quartets Are The Same:Gavin Dixon talks with the Ligeti Quartet
Not All String Quartets Are The Same : Gavin Dixon talks with the Ligeti Quartet (GDn)
The Ligeti Quartet are very rare breed, a young quartet who specialise in contemporary music. Gavin Dixon meets up with them to hear about getting to grips with the toughest music in the repertoire, performing at some unusual venues, and what to pick from the menu when you’re eating Japanese.
Legendary Charles Rosen Performs Late Chopin at Chipping Campden Music Festival
Chopin: Charles Rosen, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 11.5.2011 (RJ)
A Quantum Leap: Mariss Jansons’ Munich Mahler
Mahler: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor) Philharmonic Hall, Gasteig, Munich, 6.5.2011 (JFL)
Weighty Beethoven from Zukerman and the Royal Philharmonic
Beethoven: Pinchas Zukerman (violin and conductor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, RFH, London, 11.5.11 (GDn)
Not Yet a True Mahlerian: Alan Gilbert Conducts Mahler’s 5th
Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Alan Gilbert (Conductor), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City 27.04.2011 (SSM)
Satisfying Kotik, Interesting Ligeti, Subversive Cage and a Sprinkling from Young Composers
Kotik, Mincek, Ligeti, Francesconi, Chen, Cage: Daan Vandewalle (piano), Hana Kotkova (violin), Joseph Kubera (piano), The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble, Ostravská Banda, Peter Kotik (conductor), Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 13.04.2011 (GG)