United States Schubert, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn: Emerson String Quartet, Roberto Díaz (viola), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 5.2.2016 (BJ)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
A Truly Wonderful Evening of Schumann Lieder
United Kingdom Schumann: Christiane Karg (soprano); Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Gerold Huber (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 8.2.2016. (CC)
The Mighty Handful Provide Colourful and Dramatic Fare for Pappano and his Orchestra
United Kingdom The Mighty Handful – Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Musorgsky, Cui & Balakirev: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 8.2.2016. (JPr)
(c) Clive Barda
The Chilingirian Quartet’s Bartók Cycle Continues
United Kingdom Mozart, Bartók and Beethoven: Chilingirian Quartet (Levon Chilingirian & Ronald Birks [violin], Susie Mészáros [viola], Stephen Orton [cello]) Kings Place, London, 7.2.2016. (CS)
Italian Madrigals Brought to Life at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom ‘Io morirò d’Amore’ – Marenzio, Monteverdi, and Gesualdo: La Compagnia del Madrigale [Rossana Bertini, Francesca Cassinari (sopranos), Elena Carzaniga (contralto), Giuseppe Maletto (tenor), Raffaele Giordani, Daniele Carnovich (basses)], Wigmore Hall, London, 7.2.2016. (MB)
A Splendid Concert Version of Rossini’s Rarely Performed Otello
Spain Rossini, Otello: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Christopher Franklin (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 6.2.2016. (JMI)
Neset and Herskedal Prove that a Tuba and Saxophone Suffice to Create Great Jazz
United Kingdom Marius Neset (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Daniel Herskedal (tuba), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 7.2.2016. (GPu)
Anu Komsi and Patricia Kopatchinskaja Draw Listeners into Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments
United Kingdom Kurtág: Anu Komsi (soprano), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.2.2016 (MB)