Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera, Leo Hussain (conductor). Coliseum, London, 19.5.2011 (MB)
Concert Reviews
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All Together Now – Mahler and Beethoven from the East-Western Divan Orchestra
All Together Now – Mahler and Beethoven from the East-Western Divan Orchestra Conductor: Daniel Barenboim, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome , 18.5.2011
A Munich Jugendkonzert with Dutilleux, Mendelssohn, Kodaly and Stravinsky
Dutilleux, Mendelssohn, Kodály, Stravinsky: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Munich Philharmonic Orchestra/Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Philharmonie, Gasteig, Munich, 11.5.2011 (MC)
A Triumphant ‘Resurrection’ in Birmingham
Mahler: Symphony No 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’. Jane Irwin (soprano), Renata Pokupić (mezzo-soprano), CBSO Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazushi Ono (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 18.5.2011 (JQ)
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra in New York (2) – Cherubini, Liszt and Shostakovich
Cherubini, Liszt, Shostakovich : Riccardo Muti (conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 17.4.2011 (BH)
One Day’s Total Immersion in Peter Eötvös’ Music
Peter Eötvös: Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Silk Street Theatre) and Barbican Hall, London, 14.5.2011 (CC)
Dramatic performances in an ideal setting: Mozart and Dohnányi quintets
Mozart, Dohnányi: Lily Francis (violin), Ida Kavafian (violin/viola), Jessica Lee (violin), Mark Holloway (viola), Nicholas Canellakis (cello), André-Michel Schub (piano), Rose Studio, Lincoln Center, New York, 12.4.2011 (SSM)
André Previn, Tom Stoppard and Shostakovich with the Toledo Symphony
Shostakovich and Previn/Stoppard : Soloists, Stefan Sanderling (conductor), Toledo Symphony, Carnegie Hall, New York City. 6.5.2011 (BH)