United States Elgar, Mozart, and Holloway: Stephanie Gonley (violin), Ofer Falk (viola), English Chamber Orchestra, Mark Laycock (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 27.1.2015 (BJ)
Concert Reviews
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The Explorations of Alexandre Tharaud
Canada Mozart, Chopin, Schubert and Beethoven: Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, 30.1.2015 (GN)
Superlative Playing of Mozart from the Hagen Quartet
United Kingdom Mozart: Hagen Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 25.1.2015. (GD)
A Remarkable Recital by Juliane Banse and Malcom Martineau
United Kingdom Schumann, Mahler, Duparc, Schoenberg: Juliane Banse (soprano); Malcom Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 30.1.2015 (CC)
Ex Cathedra Thrillingly Unveil James MacMillan’s Visionary New Work
United Kingdom Parry, Roxanna Panufnik, MacMillan. Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore, Town Hall, Birmingham, 31.1.2015 (JQ)
The Hagen Quartet Excel and Delight in Mozart
United Kingdom Mozart: Hagen Quartet [Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt (violins), Veronika Hagen (viola), Clemens Hagen (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 28.1.2015 (MB)
Understated Success: Rattle Opens BPO and Sibelius Sesquicentennial Season
Germany Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52; Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63, Simon Rattle (conductor), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), the Berliner Philharmoniker, Berlin, 28.1.2015 (HR)
Verdi’s Requiem Disappoints, but Stravinsky’s Pocket Requiem Hits the Mark
United Kingdom Verdi, Stravinsky: Jane Irwin (soprano), Ildiko Komlosi (mezzo-soprano), Dmtryo Popov (tenor), Vyacheslav Pochapsky (bass), London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO Choir, Orféon Pamplónes / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.1.2015 (GD)