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Sir David McVicar’s Monumental New Wozzeck

17/11/201514/11/2015 by James Zychowicz

United StatesUnited States Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 1.11.2015. (JLZ)

Gerhard Siegel_Tomasz Konieczny_WOZZECK_F2A5470_c.Cory Weaver (small)
Gerhard Siegel and Tomasz Konieczny in Wozzeck at Chicago Lyric Opera (Photo: Cory Weaver)

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Anne Schwanewilms’ Glorious Singing Outshines Poorly Focused Conducting

15/11/201514/11/2015 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, R. Strauss: Anne Schwanewilms (soprano); London Symphony Orchestra/Nikolaj Znaider (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.11.2015. (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London 1 Comment

Schwab’s Don Giovanni Reappears on the Berlin Stage, Marred by Some Fundamental Problems

15/11/201514/11/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Mozart: Don Giovanni: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Cohen (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 12.11.2015. (JMI)

Giovanni
Don Giovanni (c) Bettina Stöss

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Sasha Waltz’s Dance Triple Bill Enthuses Audience

15/11/201513/11/2015 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom   Debussy, Berlioz, Stravinsky , Sacre:  Sasha Waltz & Guests, Sadler’s Wells, London 11.11.2015 (J.O’D)

Sasha Waltz & Guests Scène d'Amour Emanuela Montanari, Antonino Sutera
Sasha Waltz & Guests
Scène d’Amour
Emanuela Montanari, Antonino Sutera

 

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Tetzlaff and Ticciati Do Lindberg’s Violin Concerto Full Justice

15/11/201513/11/2015 by Geoff DIggines

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Fauré, Lindberg, Ravel, Debussy; Christian Tetzlaff (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Royal Festival Hal, London, 11.11.2015. (GD)

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Dynamic Donohoe Tackles Demanding Rachmaninov with Relish

15/11/201513/11/2015 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Peter Donohoe (piano), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Xian Zhang (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 12.11.2015 (PCG)

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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Presents Yet Another Superb Quartet

15/11/201513/11/2015 by Bernard Jacobson

United StatesUnited States Haydn, Shostakovich, and Beethoven: Michelangelo String Quartet, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 12.11.2015 (BJ)

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A Typically Stimulating Exploration of Contemporary Repertoire by the Arditti Quartet

15/11/201513/11/2015 by Mark Berry

 AustriaAustria Wien Modern (3) – Zorn, Lim, Tonia, Parades, Kessler: Arditti Quartet [Irvine Arditti and Ashot Sarkissjan (violins), Ralf Ehlers (viola), Lucas Fels (cello)]. Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 12.11.2015 (MB)

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