Canada Beethoven and Schubert: Octagon (Martin Beaver and Mark Fewer, violins, Rivka Golani, viola, Rachel Mercer, cello, Joseph Phillips, double bass, James Campbell, clarinet, Kathleen McLean, bassoon and Kenneth MacDonald, French horn), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 24.3.2015 (GN)
Concert Reviews
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In Surprise Victory Over Mahler, Virtuoso Tuba Wins the Race
United States Daugherty and Mahler: Carol Jantsch (tuba), Philadelphia Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 28.3.2015 (BJ)
Dmitri Kogan Showcases Five Great Violins in a Marathon Concert
United Kingdom Benda, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, Godard, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Piazzolla. Dmitri Kogan (violin) Moscow Camerata Chamber Orchestra, Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London. 30.3.2015 (LB)
Atrium Quartet Recital Shows Beethoven’s Influence on Borodin and Shostakovich
United Kingdom Borodin, Shostakovich, Beethoven: Atrium Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London 23.3.2015 (GD)
Selfless Playing of High Integrity from Bavarian Radio Orchestra
Germany Antonín Dvořák: Erin Wall (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo), Christian Elsner (tenor), Liang Li (bass), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Mariss Jansons (conductor), Herkulessaal, Munich, 24.3.2015. (MC)
Zhang Zuo Plays with Passion, Empathy and Feeling
Bach, Schumann, Schubert: Zhang Zuo (piano), Royal Weslsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 22.03.2015. (LJ). Bach, J. S.: Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 Schumann, Robert: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 Schubert, Franz: Sonata in C minor, D. 958 Described by no other than Paavo Jarvi as “one of the most … Read more
Emersonian Splendor as Compelling as Ever
United States Haydn, Beethoven, and Ravel: Emerson String Quartet, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 27.3.2015 (BJ)
Together or Apart, Batiashvili and Lewis Shine
United States Schubert, Bach, Telemann, and Beethoven: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Paul Lewis (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 25.3.2015 (BJ)