United Kingdom Shostakovich, Ravel: Viktoria Mullova (violin), Hallé, Hallé Choir/Sir Mark Elder, (conductor) Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Thursday 9.10.2014 (MC)
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Reflections upon Strauss’ Metamorphosen in Singapore
Singapore Beethoven, Strauss, Mendelssohn: Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu (conductor), Kam Ning (violin), Albert Tiu (piano), Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore 10.4.2014 (RP)
The Joyful Energy and Affecting Lyricism of Mendelssohn’s and Enescu’s Youthful Octets
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Enescu: Anthony Marwood (violin), Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Lawrence Power (viola), Richard Lester (cello), The Heath String Quartet [Oliver Heath & Cerys Jones (violins), Gary Pomeroy (viola), Christopher Murray (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 7.10.2014 (CS)
Bramwell Tovey in a Deeply-Felt Vaughan Williams Fourth
Canada Walton, Butterworth, Elgar and Vaughan Williams: Ariel Barnes (cello), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC, 4.10.2014. (GN)
Powerful Sound from a Small Orchestra in Mahler
United Kingdom Hosokawa, Mahler: Naoko Yoshino (harp), Karen Cargill (mezzo), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 09.10.2014 (SRT)
Singers Compete, Pitting Artistry Against Volume Level
United States Operalia 2014: Soloists, Operalia musicians, Plácido Domingo (conductor), Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, CA. 8.25.2014 (RDA)
Russian Musicians Play Enjoyable Concert of Russian Masterpieces
United KingdomTchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Polyansky (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8.10.2014 (PCG)
Rousing All-American Fare for Opening Night
United States Bernstein, Buck, Copland, Corigliano, Hanson: Allison Pohl (soprano), Britt Cooper (baritone), Canton Symphony Chorus, Walsh University Chorale, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio, 5.10.2014, (TW)