United Kingdom Schubert, Mahler and Hans Rott: Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 28.11.2014. (JPr)
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Vivid Colors from the San Franciscans
United States Mahler, Samuel Adams, Prokofiev, Ravel: Samuel Adams (sound design), Gil Shaham (violin), New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt (director), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 20-21.11.2014 (BH)
Splendid Beethoven from Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov
United Kingdom Beethoven: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 30.11.2014 (MB)
Strauss’s Lepakko (Die Fledermaus) in Finland
Finland Strauss Lepakko (Die Fledermaus). Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Alfred Eschwé (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 28.11.2014 (Premiere) (GF)
Mälkki Brings No-Nonsense Style to Rich Scoring
United States Griffes, Bartók, Brahms: Jeremy Denk (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 29.11.2014 (HS)
A Stunning Journey With The Doric String Quartet
Canada Haydn, Adès, and Beethoven: Doric String Quartet (Alex Redington and Jonathan Stone, violins; Hélène Clement, viola; John Myerscough, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, BC, 23.11.2014. (GN)
First St Andrew’s Festival in Sheffield Sets Good Standards
United Kingdom Beethoven, Haydn, Kohn and others: Northern String Quartet, Zhok Hora klezmer band, Bright Season folk group,Neil McSweeney singer-songwriter, The Larkin Strings, St Andrew’s Psalter Lane, Sheffield, 9-16.11.2014. (JN)
Soloist and Orchestra Battle Against an Unfriendly Acoustic
United Kingdom Kodály, Prokofiev, Dvořák: Sunwook Kim (piano), Hallé Orchestra / Jamie Phillips (conductor), City Hall, Sheffield, 30.11.2014. (JK)