United Kingdom Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Northern Ballet, Northern Ballet Sinfonia / John Pryce-Jones (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 26.3.2015 (SRT)
Sensuality, Symmetry, but also Irritation in Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
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Musical strengths of Purcell’s Indian Queen marred by baleful, self-indulgent production
United Kingdom Purcell, The Indian Queen: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Christopher Bucknall) and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Laurence Cummings (conductor). London Coliseum, 26.2.2015. (MB)
Roman in Dvořák, and a Rare Suk “Scherzo Fantastique”
United States Mozart, Suk, Dvořák: Joshua Roman (cello), Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio, 22.2.2015. (TW)
A Gripping Mahler 6th from Andris Nelsons and the CBSO
United Kingdom Berg, Mahler. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26.2.2015 (JQ)
Beethoven Through the Eyes of Steven Osborne
Canada Beethoven and Schubert: Steven Osborne (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, BC, 22.2.2015 (GN)
An Enthralling London Appearance by the Korean Chamber Orchestra
United Kingdom Elgar, Schnittke, Piazzolla, Schubert. Ksenia Kogan (piano), Soyoung Yoon (violin) John Malkovich (narrator) Korean Chamber Orchestra, Ralf Gothóni (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London. 23.2.2015 (LB)
Only Delight in a Typical Hamelin Bouquet
United States Field, Hamelin, Debussy, Liszt: Marc-André Hamelin (piano). 92nd Street Y, New York City. 21.2.2015 (BH)
The Second Viennese School Gets Another Outing
Schoenberg and Mahler: Chloé Olivia Moore (soprano), Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Dirk Brossé (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 23.2.2015 (BJ)