Switzerland Tchaikovsky: Tonhalle Orchestra, Hazel Brugger (slam poet), Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich, 10.12.2015. (RP)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Much to Enjoy in John Lubbock’s Messiah Despite a Reticent Orchestra
United Kingdom Handel, Messiah: Nardus Williams (soprano),Eleanor Edmonds (mezzo-soprano), Chris Turner (tenor), Morgan Pearse (bass), OSJ Voices, Orchestra of St John’s/John Lubbock (conductor). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 10.12.2015 (MB)
Magnus Lindberg’s New Violin Concerto at the Centre of a Puzzlingly Assembled Programme
United Kingdom Wagenaar, Lindberg, and Beethoven: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.12.2015 (MB)
Dausgaard and Morlot Show an Orchestra’s Virtues
United States Mahler, Debussy, Fauré and Ravel: Soloists, Seattle Symphony, Thomas Dausgaard and Ludovic Morlot (conductors), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 19.11.2015 and 5.12.2015 (RC)
Butt Combines the Bachs and Mozart in a Fascinating Chronological Journey
United Kingdom JS Bach, WF Bach, CPE Bach, Mozart: Peter Whelan (bassoon), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, John Butt (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 10.12.2015 (SRT)
Finnish Specialities in Salford Courtesy of a Mexican Conductor and a British Orchestra
United Kingdom Sibelius, Saariaho, Rautavaara: Adam Walker (flute), BBC Philharmonic / Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor), MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 9.12.2015. (RB)
Sarah Chang and Pietari Inkinen: Bold and Distinctive in Dvořák and Tchaikovsky
Canada Pal, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky: Sarah Chang (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 5.12.2015. (GN)
A Duo, a Trio, a Quartet, and a Lute Recital: Diversity Rules
United States Various Composers, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Soloists, American Philosophical Society, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia. 1-4.12.2015. (BJ)