Kern, Show Boat: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera, John DeMain (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 1.6.2014 (HS)
Musical Theater Meets Opera in Colorful Show Boat
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Boulez, Benjamin and Disciples in NY Philharmonic Biennial
United States Circles of Influence: Pierre Boulez and George Benjamin: Elizabeth Mann (flute), Margaret Kampmeier (piano), Abigail Fischer (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Rose Theater, New York City, 31.5.14 and 1.6.14 (DA)
Two Repertoire Standards Impressively Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky and Dvořák: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 31.5.2014 (MB)
Irish Ailish Delights in Mozart and Mahler
United Kingdom Haydn, Mozart, Mahler: Ailish Tynan (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor), Grand Theatre, Swansea, 30.5. 2014 (NR)
Dutoit Fashions a Luminous Fauré Requiem
Poulenc, Stravinsky, Fauré: Susanna Phillips (soprano), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (baritone), San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 28.5.2014 (HS) Poulenc: Gloria Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms Fauré: Requiem Conductor Charles Dutoit has, in previous appearances with the San Francisco Symphony, energized the music with a signature vital, propulsive approach. In … Read more
Gruber at His Perplexing, Tedious Best
HK Gruber, Gloria–A Pig Tale: Soloists, AXIOM, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 30.5.2014. (DA)
The Golden Age of French Sacred Music Memorably Revealed by Le Concert Spirituel
The Golden Age of French Sacred Music: Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (director). Wigmore Hall, London 30.3.2014 (CC)
Fine Tuning a Venerable Old Hall
Singapore Vierne, Ravel, Mozart, Beethoven: Margaret Chen (organ), Shane Thio (piano), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Jason Lai (conductor), Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore, 29.5.2014 (RP)