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Maestro Noseda Makes a Thrilling Return to the BBC Philharmonic With Alina Ibragimova Sensational in Shostakovich

10/03/202330/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Respighi, Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Alina Ibragimova (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 26.11 2011. (MC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Manchester, Michael Cookson

John Tilbury Offers a Rare Chance to Hear Music by Cornelius Cardew

11/08/202029/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Cardew: A Celebration of Cornelius Cardew, John Tilbury (piano). Purcell Room, London, 27.11.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry

Gubaidulina’s Bayan Concerto Adds Lustre to LSO Concert

29/11/201129/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Gubaidulina, Tchaikovsky: Geir Draugsvoll (bayan), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 24.11.11 (GD)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Geoff Diggines, London

Christoph von Dohnányi Shows Mastery In Richard Strauss With the Philharmonia

29/11/201126/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Schöllhorn, Strauss, and Mozart:Melanie Diener (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Roland Kluttig and Christoph von Dohnányi (conductors). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.11.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts

Keyboard Titans: Fleisher Conducts, Angelich Plays Beethoven

29/11/201126/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Beethoven, Mozart: Nicholas Angelich (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Leon Fleisher (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24.11.2011 (SRT)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Alice Sara Ott – London Debut

29/11/201125/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt: Alice Sara Ott (piano),Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 22. 11. 2011 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London

London’s Commemoration Of Mahler’s Death Winds Down With Yet Another Performance Of His Eighth Symphony

29/11/201124/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Mahler: Symphony No 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand,’ Barts Choir, Wimbledon Choral Society, New London Singers, Berkshire Young Voices, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ivan Setterfield (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 21.11.2011 (JPr)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Jim Pritchard, London

Tchaikovsky and Bruckner: High Expectations, Poor Results

22/11/201121/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Tchaikovsky, Bruckner: Janine Jansen (violin) ,London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Osmo Vänskä (conductor) , Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.11.11 (GD)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Geoff Diggines, London
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