United Kingdom Beethoven. Signum String Quartet [Kerstin Dill & Annette Walther (violins), Xandi van Dijk (viola), Thomas Schmitz (cello)] Wigmore Hall, London. 2.3.2015. (LB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
A Thought-Provoking Extravaganza: WNO’s “Chorus!”
United Kingdom Various composers: Lesley Garrett (soprano), Michael Clifton-Thompson*, Simon Crosby-Buttle*, Howard Kirk* (tenor), Martin Lloyd*, Alastair Moore*, George Newton-Fitzgerald*, Stephen Wells* (bass), Chris Tudor (dancer), Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Alexander Martin (conductor), Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 7.2.2015.
In Sparkling Haydn Quartets, Plenty of Fooling Around
United States Haydn: Orion String Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Rose Studio, Lincoln Center, New York City. 26.2.2015 (BH)
A Fine Partnership Between Alban Gerhardt and Steven Osborne
United Kingdom Debussy, Schnittke, Messiaen, and Beethoven: Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.3.2015 (MB)
Reflections on Creation Just Miss Transcendence
United States Ives, Milhaud, Sibelius, Adès: Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Kirill Gerstein (piano), Tal Rosner (video artist), San Francisco Symphony, Thomas Adès (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 5.3.2015 (HS)
A 20th-Century Master Tingles Both Ear and Brain
United States Ligeti: Eric Jurenas (countertenor), Jay Campbell (cello), AXIOM, Jeffrey Milarsky (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York City. 25.2.2015 (BH)
György Ligeti: Sippal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel (2000); Six Bagatelles for wind quintet (1953); Cello Concerto (1966); Chamber Concerto (1969-70)
From Schubert to Webern – Compelling Performances from the Belcea Quartet
United Kingdom Webern, Schubert, Brahms: Belcea Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 1.3.2015 (GD)
Kriikku Plays Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto with Panache
United Kingdom Sibelius, Lindberg, Tchaikovsky: Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 06.03.2015 (SRT)