Singapore Liadov, Glazunov, Shostakovich: Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor), Viktoria Postnikova (piano), Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore 27.9.2014 (RP)
Concert Reviews
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The Benyounes Quartet Shine Light on Unfamiliar Music by Women Composers
Janáček, Kaprálova, Tailleferre and Ravel: Benyounes Quartet [Zara Benyounes & Emily Holland (violins), Tetsumi Nagata (viola), Kim Vaughan (cello)] King’s Place, London, 22.9.2014 (CS)
Gergiev’s Russian Opener to the LSO’s 2014/15 Season
United Kingdom Boris Tishchenko, Prokofiev, Shostakovich. Denis Matsuev (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) Barbican Hall, London 21.9.2014 (RB)
Faust Quartet Works Wonders in Whangarei
New Zealand Schubert, Helena Winkelmann: Faust Quartet (Simone Roggen, violin; Annina Woehrle, violin; Ada Meinich, viola; Birgit Böhme, cello); The Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand, 14.9.2014 [PSe]
PROM 75: Welcome Return to Penultimate Proms Night of Beethoven’s Ninth
United Kingdom BBC Prom 75 – Cerha, Beethoven: Christina Landshamer (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (mezzo-soprano), Steve Davislim (tenor), Dmitry Belosselskiy (bass), Leipzig Gewandhaus Choir and Children’s Choir, Leipzig Opera Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Alan Gilbert (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.9.2014 (MMB)
Friedrich Cerha: Paraphrase on the Opening of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, “Choral”
Excitement and Pointillism from Eager & Welsh Sinfonia
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Fauré, Gareth Glyn, Michael Csanyi-Wills, Beethoven: Welsh Sinfonia, Mark Eager (conductor). Doris Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 27.9.2014 (PCG)
Dover Quartet Balances Technical Aplomb with Emotional Expression
Canada Beethoven and Vivian Fung: Dover Quartet (Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violins; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, cello), Koerner Hall, Vancouver Academy of Music, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 18.9.2014. (GN)
Joyce DiDonato’s London Recital Compromised by Some Second-Rate Material
United Kingdom Joyce DiDonato: Stella di Napoli: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Riccardo Minasi (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 25.9.2014. (JPr)