Italy Verdi, Dvorak, Strauss. Orchestra and Chorus of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Chorus Master, Ciro Visco. Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano. Anna Netrebko (soprano). Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome 20.12.2014 (JB)
Concert Reviews
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Bramwell Tovey Takes Theater Music to the Concert Hall
United States Britten, Tovey, Gershwin, and Bernstein: Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Alison Balsom (trumpet), Philadelphia Orchestra, Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 11.12.2014 (BJ)
A Memorable Evening with Ute Lemper
Ute Lemper (singer), Vana Gierig (piano), Victor Villena (bandoneon), Barbican Hall, London 17.12.2014 (CC)
William Christie and Juilliard415 Breathe Life into Handel’s Resurrezione
United States Handel, La resurrezione, Soloists and Juilliard415, William Christie (conductor), Alice Tully, Hall, Lincoln Center, New York 8.12.2014 (SSM)
A Joyous and Impressive Recital, Mixing Unfamiliar and Established Music
United Kingdom Stanley, Benjamin, Anderson, Poulenc, Wood: Michael Cox (flute), Zoe Smith (piano), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 2.12.2014 (GP)
A Dynamic Conclusion for Autumn’s Quartet Season
United States Schubert and Dvořák: Borromeo String Quartet, Kim Kashkashian (viola), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 14.12.2014 (BJ)
Sophie Bevan Recalls the Great War
Songs of Vain Glory Sophie Bevan (soprano), Sebastian Wybrew (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 14.12.2014 (RB)