United States Wagner, Stravinsky: Thomson Smillie (guest speaker), Amy Yekel (soprano), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio (USA), 20.04.2013 (TW)
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First Class Performance of Wagner’s First Opera
Germany Wagner, Die Feen: Soloists, Chorus of Oper Leipzig, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor). Leipzig Opera House, 20.4.2013 (MB)
Impressive Team Work in La finta giardiniera
Germany Mozart, La finta giardiniera – Die Pforten der Liebe: Soloists of Berliner Staatsoper, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christopher Moulds (conductor). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 19.4.2013 (MB)
Oleg Marshev Test Drives Whangarei’s Refurbished Steinway
New Zealand Debussy, Mussorgsky: Oleg Marshev (piano), Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Forum North, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, 9.4.2013 [PSe]
From New to Old, With a Nod to Ansel Adams
United States Shepherd, Shostakovich, Dvořák: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 21.4.2013 (MSJ)
In Istanbul, a Much Belated Premiere Executed Perfectly: Selected Works of Steve Reich.
Turkey Reich: sa.ne.na Ensemble (Amy Salsgiver, Kerem Oktem, Secil Kuran), Gulden Tezel (piano, synthesizer), Muge Hendekli (piano, synthesizer), Emre Gunay (percussions), ‘Reich: The Father of Minimalist Music” at Borusan Music House, Istanbul 18.04.13 (AM)
Juan Diego Flórez and His Friends in a Barbican Gala.
United Kingdom Juan Diego Flórez & Friends: London Symphony Orchestra, Guillermo García Calvo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 21.4.2013. (JPr)
Chagnard’s Cuban Celebration Provides Uncomplicated Pleasure
United States Chagnard and Mozart: Awadagin Pratt (conductor and piano), Northwest Sinfonietta, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 19.4.2013 (BJ)