United Kingdom Janáček, Schumann, Shostakovich: Olga Vinokur (piano), Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák and Libor Kaňka [violins], Zbyněk Padourek [viola], Jitka Vlašánková [cello]), King’s Place, London, 15.3.2015 (CS)
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Despite its Virtues Opera North’s Figaro Needs Titles or Better Projection of Words
Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: (Sung in English): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Alexander Shelley, (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 10.3.2015
Kempf Goes It Alone with the Beethoven Piano Concertos
New Zealand Beethoven: Freddy Kempf (soloist and conductor), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Leader: Vesa-Matti Leppanen), Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. (PM)
Camerata Salzburg Display Their Mozartian Credentials
Bartók, Bruckner, Mozart: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Camerata Salzburg, Ben Gernon (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.3.2015 (SRT)
Steven Isserlis and Robert Levin Explore Beethoven with Sophistication and Depth
Canada Beethoven: Steven Isserlis (cello), Robert Levin (fortepiano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 15.3.2015 (GN)
Vivaldi, Vivaldi, Vivaldi, Not Vivaldi, Vivaldi…
United States Vivaldi, Marcello, Geminiani, Paisiello: Avi Avital (mandolin), Anna Fusek (Recorder), Venice Baroque Orchestra, Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 11-3-2015 (SSM)
The LSO Celebrate Michael Tilson Thomas at Seventy
United Kingdom Britten, Shostakovich, Sibelius. Yuja Wang (piano), Philip Cobb (trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.3.2015 (RB)
Crowd-Pleasing Mahler Performance Not Quite What the Composer Intended
Mendelssohn, Mozart. Mahler: Sunwook Kim (piano), Philharmonia / Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.3.2015 (GD)