United States Copland, Schubert, Poulenc, Smith, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky: Sarah Shafer (soprano), Lydia Brown (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 20.1.2015 (BJ)
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Cello Eloquence in an Evening of Classic Piano Trios
United States Mozart, Strauss, and Mendelssohn: Cynthia Raim (piano), Catherine Cho (violin), Peter Stumpf (cello), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 15.1.2015 (BJ)
Enterprising and Excellent Concert from Hazlewood And Welsh Sinfonia
United Kingdom Mozart, Nyman, Ives, Prokofiev: Sara Trickey (violin), Sarah Jane Bradley (viola),
Welsh Sinfonia, Charles Hazlewood (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 17.1.2015 (PCG)
Colorful Composers from Opposite Ends of the 20th Century
United States Adams, Stravinsky: Orli Shaham (piano), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Synergy Vocals, John Adams (conductor); Elvis Costello (narrator), Malcolm McDowell (The Devil), Nick Gabriel (The Soldier), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA. 16.1.2015 (HS)
(Front row, L to R) Narrator Elvis Costello, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas as The King, Malcolm McDowell as the Devil, and Nick Gabriel as the Soldier, with members of the San Francisco Symphony in Stravinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale.” Photo by Kristen Loken.
The Sterling Consistency of Emanuel Ax Turns Special
Canada Bizet, Rameau, Debussy and Chopin: Emanuel Ax (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, BC, 18.1.2015 (GN)
Seymour Lipkin Does Justice to Beethoven
United States Mozart, Beethoven, and Bartók: Seymour Lipkin (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 14.1.2015 (BJ)
Colorful Composers from Opposite Ends of the 20th Century
United States Adams, Stravinsky: Orli Shaham (piano), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Synergy Vocals, John Adams (conductor); Elvis Costello (narrator), Malcolm McDowell (The Devil), Nick Gabriel (The Soldier), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA. 16.1.2015 (HS)
The Depths and Daring of Alexander Ullman
Italy Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Beethoven. Alexander Ullman (piano) Recital of the Keyboard Charitable Trust at the Teatro Ghione, Rome. 18.01.2015(JB)