Germany Berlin Festtage 2022 [2] – Liszt and Mozart: Igor Levit (piano). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 8.4.2022. (MB)
Masterly pianism from Igor Levit at Berlin Festtage
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Corigliano’s exhilarating Saxophone Concerto premières in San Francisco
United States Various: Timothy McAllister (saxophones), Daniel Binelli (bandoneon), San Francisco Symphony / Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 7.4.2022. (HS)
Peerless Mozart from Daniel Barenboim and the VPO
Germany Berlin Festtage 2022 [1] – Mozart: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 6.4.2022 (MB)
Seeds of hope for the future and musical magnificence from Joyce DiDonato’s Eden at the Barbican
United Kingdom Joyce DiDonato’s Eden: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanychev (director/harpsichord) with the choirs of Bishop Ramsey CE School and Music Centre London. Barbican Hall, London, 5.4.2022. (CC)
Superbly constructed and performed programme from François-Xavier Roth and the LSO
United Kingdom Järventausta, R. Strauss, Grime, Coll: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 3.4.2022. (MB)
Jamie Barton thrills in Jake Heggie songs with the composer on piano in a Berkeley lovefest
United States Various: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Jake Heggie (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 3.4.2022. (HS)
Virtuosic Dvořák from Gil Shaham, stirring Sibelius from Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Switzerland Dvořák, Sibelius: Gil Shaham (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 2.4.2022. (JR)
Simply magnificent Voříšek symphony and Beethoven Ninth from Hrůša and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Voříšek, Beethoven: Lyubov Petrova (soprano), Hanna Hipp (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Solomon Howard (bass), Philharmonia Voices, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.4.2022. (CC)
