Switzerland Beethoven, Adams: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Pierre-André Valade (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 10.3.2022. (JR)
Crisp Beethoven and thrilling Adams’s Harmonielehre from the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
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Eric McElroy’s Oxford recital was a stimulating compendium of piano music from the last 30 years
United Kingdom Frederic Rzewski, Howard Skempton, Eric McElroy and Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Eric McElroy (piano). Magdalen College, Oxford, 8.3.2022. (CR)
Amazingly educational and unbearably moving Solomon’s Knot evening at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Solomon’s Knot – Bach Brothers: Wigmore Hall, London, 6.3.2022. (CC)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason memorable Glasgow debut with Shostakovich’s Second Cello Concerto
United Kingdom Bacewicz, Fauré, Shostakovich: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cellist), Katy Anna Hill (soprano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), RSNO Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Elim Chan (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 5.3.2022. (GT)
Angel Blue excels at Strauss, Weill and traditional spirituals in her Berkeley recital
United States Various: Angel Blue (soprano), Bryan Wagorn (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 6.3.2022. (HS)
Dalia Stasevska leading the Seattle Symphony makes an impressive statement in Dvořák and Bartók
United States Various: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 3.3.2022. (ZC)
Scotland and François Leleux give the world premiere of Laurent Petitgirard’s new oboe concerto
United Kingdom Bizet, Petitgirard, Beethoven: Scottish Chamber Orchestra / François Leleux (oboe, conductor). City Halls, Glasgow, 4.3.2022. (GT)
Rolando Villazón is in fine voice as he celebrates his 50th with friends at Salzburg’s Haus für Mozart
Austria ¡Cincuentañero! Rolando Villazón turns 50: Rolando Villazón, Charles Castronovo (tenors), Plácido Domingo (tenor/baritone), Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Regula Mühlemann, Fatma Said (sopranos) and Michael Volle (baritone), Barbara Rett (host), Camarata Salzburg / Giedrė Šlekytė (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Beatrix Conrad) in the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 21.2.2022. (JPr)
