United Kingdom Poulenc, Purcell: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North/ Wyn Davies (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12-16.3.2013. (RJF)
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Gimmicks Fail to Liven Up Mozart’s Clemenza
United Kingdom Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito (1791) sung in Italian with English surtitles: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North / Douglas Boyd (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12-16.3.2013. (RJF)
Jonathan Biss: Music and Didactics
United States Schumann, Janáček, Mozart: Jonathan Biss (piano), Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York 12.3.2013 (SSM)
SCO’s Das Lied von der Erde is Thrilling and Moving
United Kingdom Haydn, Mahler: Karen Cargill (mezzo), Toby Spence (tenor), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 16.3.2013 (SRT)
LA Phil Green Umbrella Concerts Come to London
United Kingdom Adams, Pereira, Chin: Joseph Pereira (percussion), LA Phil New Music Group, *John Adams and Gustavo Dudamel (conductors). Barbican Hall, London, 14.03.2013 (CC)
Satisfying Otello Despite the Staging
United Kingdom Giuseppe Verdi. Otello (1887) Sung in Italian with titles in English: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12-16.3.2013.(RJF)
Weight, Craft and Diversity of Scottish Orchestra’s Strings
United Kingdom Arensky, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Mikhail Tatarnikov (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.03.2013 (SRT)
Perceptive and Inspiring First-Nations Flute
Canada Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Vancouver Opera, Leslie Dala (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia. 10.3.2013 (BJ)