Switzerland Schumann, Bruckner: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 27.1.2022. (JR)
Paavo Järvi joins list of ‘illustrious Brucknerians’, with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
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Masterclasses with Anthony Roth Costanzo and Hartmut Höll as Renée Fleming’s SongStudio returns to Carnegie Hall
United States SongStudio: Renée Fleming (host & artistic director), Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Hartmut Höll (piano) and Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 17-22.1.2022. (RP)
Golden-voiced Golda Schultz finds common ground with dramatic songs by women composers
United States This be her verse: Golda Schultz (soprano) and Jonathan Ware (piano). San Francisco performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 21.1.2021. (HS)
Shostakovich’s complete Quartets at the Roman Philharmonic Academy
Italy Shostakovich: Quartetto Prometeo (Giulio Rovighi, Aldo Campagnari [violins], Danusha Waskiewicz [viola], Francesco Dillon [cello]). Teatro Argentina, Rome, 20.1.2022. (GP)
Vital Shostakovich and Prokofiev from Gauthier Capuçon and Michael Tilson Thomas
United States Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Gauthier Capuçon (cello), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 20.1.2022. (HS)
Austere Berg and joyful Rachmaninov from Lionel Bringuier, Vilde Frang and Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Switzerland Berg, Rachmaninov: Vilde Frang (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Lionel Bringuier (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 20.1.2022. (JR)
From violent LA to tranquil Malvern Hills: Adams, Elgar, Trevino and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Switzerland Adams, Elgar: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Robert Trevino (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 13.1.2022. (JR)
MTT and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony – both born in 1944 – join together with the LA Phil
United States Fauré, Tilson Thomas, Prokofiev: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Dashon Burton (bass-baritone), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, 9.1.2022. (LV)
