Switzerland Handel: Alcina. Orchestra La Scintilla, Zurich, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Giovanni Antonini (conductor), Opera Zurich, 26.1.2014 (JR)
A Thoroughly Entertaining Alcina
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Hélène Grimaud Excels in Brahms After a Reminder of the Much-Missed Jonathan Harvey
United KingdomBrahms, Harvey Hélène Grimaud (piano); Philharmonia Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.1.2014 (CC)
Mena Takes Two Orchestras on a Stunning Alpine Journey
United Kingdom Richard Strauss: Roderick Williams (baritone), William Dazeley (baritone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Hallé/Juanjo Mena (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 23.1.2014 (MC)
Love for Three Oranges: A Classic Reading
Germany Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges, Komische Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Mikhel Kütson (conductor), Berlin Komische Oper, 24.1.2014 (JMI)
Not as Simple as 1-2-3: Trios Performed by Juilliard Baroque
Handel, C. P. E. Bach, Telemann, Zelenka, J. S. Bach: Juilliard Baroque, Gonzalo X. Ruiz (oboe), Robert Mealy (violin), Dominic Teresi (bassoon), Jeffrey Grossman (harpsichord), Paul Hall, Juilliard School, New York, 23.1.2014 (SSM)
Hartmann Concerto Marks Central Event in 20th Century History
United Kingdom J S Bach, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Beethoven: Leonidas Kavakos (violin). London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.1.2014
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Dancers Explore Religious Texts
United Kingdom Various Composers, Apocrifu: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, La Monnaie | De Munt, Festival de danse de Cannes, Southbank Centre (Queen Elizabeth Hall), London, 24.1.2014 (JO’D)
Convincing Performance of Honegger’s Symphonie liturgique
United Kingdom Honegger, Rachmaninov, Fauré: Yevgeny Sudbin* (piano), Elin Manahan Thomas** (soprano), Roderick Williams** (baritone), BBC National Chorus** and Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 24.1.2014 (PCG)