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Concert Reviews

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The Tallis Scholars’ Compelling Combination of Polyphony and Pärt

09/06/201505/06/2015 by John Quinn

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tallis, Taverner, Mouton, Pärt, Sheppard, Allegri, The Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 4.6. 2015 (JQ)

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A Resounding Puccinian Success Opens Opera Holland Park’s 2015 Season

09/06/201504/06/2015 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini: Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia and Opera Holland Park Chorus, Stuart Stratford (conductor), Holland Park, London, 2.6.2015 (CS)

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Philharmonia Concert in Cardiff – Joy from Beginning to End

09/06/201504/06/2015 by Stan

Ravel, Stravinsky: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 20.2.2015 (PCG)

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Barenboim in Schubert: Journey’s End

09/06/201503/06/2015 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schubert: Daniel Barenboim (piano). Royal Festival Hall, 2.6.2015 (MB)

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Barenboim’s Exploration of Schubert Piano Sonatas Continues

09/06/201503/06/2015 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schubert: Daniel Barenboim (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 31.5.2015 (MB)

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Angela Hewitt Sparkles in Ravel and de Falla but Performances Do Not Quite Add Up

10/02/201902/06/2015 by Geoffrey Newman

CanadaCanada Ravel, de Falla, and Marquez: Angela Hewitt (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 10.5.2015 (GN)

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Russians Close Venerable Cincinnati May Festival

07/06/201502/06/2015 by Rafael De Acha

United StatesUnited States  Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky: Mikhail Kolelishvili (bass-baritone), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati May Festival Chorus, James Conlon (conductor), Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio. 30.5.2015 (RDA).

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The English Chamber Orchestra’s Stylish Sunday Concert

07/06/201502/06/2015 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Verdi, Mozart, Pärt and Haydn: Ana de la Vega (flute), English Chamber Orchestra/Gianluca Marciano (conductor), King’s Place London, 31.5.2015 (CS)

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