United Kingdom Zhiganov, Akhiyarova, Yarulli, Kallimullin, Rachmaninov, Rimsky Korsakova: Venera Gimadieva (soprano), Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra / Guerassim Voronkov (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 1.4.2015 (RB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Spirited Perahia Recital Shows Maturity—and Speed
United States Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Franck, Chopin: Murray Perahia (piano), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 1.4.2015 (BH)
Hamelin’s Schubert the Worthy Legacy of a Great Teacher
United States Field, Hamelin, Debussy, and Schubert: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 31.3.2015 (BJ)
Eschenbach’s Bruckner Lifts the Spirit and Nourishes the Soul
Germany Rihm, Bruckner : Tzimon Barto (piano), Münchner 3Philharmoniker / Christoph Eschenbach (conductor), Philharmonie, Munich, 27.3.2015. (MC)
André Watts Headlines a Sumptuous Beethoven Feast
United States Beethoven: André Watts (piano), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio, 28-29.3.2015, (TW)
Barenboim’s Immaculately Planned Boulez Concert
Germany Berlin Festtage (3) – Boulez: Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Anna Lapkovskaja (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the MDR Choir and NDR Choir (chorus masters: James Wood and Bernhard Epstein), Michael Barenboim (violin), Carlo Laurenzi and Jérémie Henriot (sound and live electronics, developed and realised at IRCAM), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano, conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 29.3.2015 (MB)
Muti Champions Scriabin and Mourns a Critic with Mozart
United States Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Prokoviev, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Mozart, Ligeti, Beethoven: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Sergey Skorokhodov (tenor), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Rosa Feola (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Saimir Pirgu (tenor), Michele Pertusi (bass), Stephanie Jeong (violin), Kenneth Olsen (cello), Jonathan Biss (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director), Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Riccardo Muti (conductor), Orchestra Hall, Chicago 15/23/27.1.2015, 19/26.2.2015, 7.3 2015 (DP)
An Impressive Recital from Jonathan Biss
United Kingdom Berg, Schoenberg, Schumann and Beethoven: Jonathan Biss (piano), Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 31.3.2015 (AS)