United States Britten Centenary Christmas program: Catherine Barrett (harp), Michael Partington (guitar), Timothy Helming (marimba), Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas (conductor), Town Hall, Seattle, 7.12.2013 (BJ)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Percussive Rituals Reveal Man’s Place in Numbers
United States Bryce Dessner, Matmos, David Lang: So Percussion (Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Matmos (Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt), Zankel Hall, New York City. 23.11.2013 (DS)
A Highly Cultivated Recital from Roman Rabinovich
United Kingdom Couperin, Ravel, Haydn, Chopin. Roman Rabinovich (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 10.12.2013 (RB)
Winter Warmth from Manze, Brautigam and the RLPO
United Kingdom Schubert, Schumann, Purcell arr. Manze & Britten, Mozart: Ronald Brautigam (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Manze (conductor), Guild Hall, City of Preston, 8.12.2013 (MC)
Musical Energy
Italy Schubert and Scriabin Evgeny Kissin (piano) Schubert, Sonata in D op 53 D850; Scriabin, Sonata-fantasia no 2 in G sharp minor op 19 and Seven Studies from the Twelve Studies, op 8. Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome. 05.12.2013 (JB)
Jordan Comes Home
Switzerland Mussorgsky, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, François-Frédéric Guy (piano), Philippe Jordan, (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich, 5-12-2013 (JR)
Llandaff Cathedral Proves to be the Ideal Setting for Welsh Sinfonia and Young Musicians
United Kingdom Adams, Morfydd Owen, Vaughan Williams, Barber, Pärt, Elgar: Welsh Sinfonia, members of National Youth Orchestra of Wales, Mark Eager (conductor). Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. 7.12.2013 (PCG)
Breathtaking Kreutzer from Čepický-Dussek Duo
United Kingdom Mozart, Schumann, Beethoven: Leoš Čepický (violin) & Michael Dussek (piano), Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University, Plymouth. 7.12.2013 (PRB)
