Canada Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Ravel: Yevgeny Sudbin (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Ryan McAdams (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 21.3.2015 (GN)
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Bringuier’s Sibelius Has Its Strengths
Switzerland Debussy, Mozart, Sibelius Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Andreas Janke (violin), Gilad Karni (viola) Tonhalle Orchester, Tonhalle, Zurich 26.3.15 (JR)
Two Excellent String Quartets Combine to Great Effect
United Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven & Mendelssohn: Arcadia Quartet [Ana Török & Răsvan Dumitru (violins), Traian Boală (viola), Zsolt Török (cello)], Meccore Quartet [Wojciech Koprowski & Jaroslaw Nadrzycki (violins), Michal Bryla (viola), Karol Marianowski (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London 24.3.2015 (CS)
Pre-Summit Musical Treats in a Bavarian Cultural Hideaway
Germany Schumann, Brahms, Franck, Rachmaninov: Gautier Capuçon (cello) & Gülru Ensari (piano), Schloss Elmau, Bavaria, 23.3.2015 (MC)
Zurich Opera Season 2015/2016 Highlights
These are the new opera productions: Wozzeck (Berg) Luisi (cond.), Homoki (prod.) with Christian Gerhaher as Wozzeck, Brandon Jovanovich and Gun-Brit Barkmin from 13 Sept. 2015 (Note: there will be a concert performance at the South Bank on 2nd October 2015) Norma (Bellini) Antonini (cond.), Caurier/Leiser (prods.) with Cecilia Bartoli as Norma ; a co-production … Read more
Wang Triumphs in Shostakovich and Gershwin
United States Britten, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Colin Matthews, Gershwin: Yuja Wang (piano), Philip Cobb (trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 22-23.3.2015 (HS)
Charting the Course of Voices of Tomorrow
United States Rising Stars 2015 at Lyric Opera of Chicago: J’nai Bridges, Tracy Cantin, Jesse Donner, Anthony Clark Evans, John Irvin, Jonathan Johnson, Will Liverman, Julie Miller, Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi, Richard Ollarsaba, Bradley Smoak, and Laura Wilde. Maureen Zoltek (piano), Lyric Opera Orchestra, Michael Christie (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 21.3.2015 (JLZ)
Excellence Rewarded at ENB’s Emerging Dancer Final
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2015 Final: Nominated dancers, English National Ballet Philharmonic, Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 23.3.2015. (JPr)