United States Saint–Saëns, Fauré, Debussy, Delibes, Hahn, Berlioz, Messager, Offenbach: Renée Fleming (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Bradley Moore (piano), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 27.1.2013 (BH)
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Score: Brahms and Rossini, 2 – Carter and Schumann, 0
United States Carter, Brahms, Schumann, and Rossini: Nicholas Angelich (piano), Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 10.2.2013 (BJ)
No Museum Pieces or Elitism in Erato’s Museum Recital
United Kingdom Mozart, Suk, Brahms: The Erato Piano Trio [Irina Botan (piano), Yuri Kaltnis (violin), Julia Morneweg (cello)], Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 10.2.2013.(GPu)
Fulham Opera’s Siegfried Surpasses Expectations
United Kingdom Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists of Fulham Opera, Benjamin Woodward (piano accompanist), St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 12.2.2013. (JPr)
Last Minute Substitute Soloist Saves the Day
United Kingdom Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: François-Frédéric Guy (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 13.2.2013 (PCG)
Haitink and the LSO: Surprisingly Inconsistent but Much to Admire
United Kingdom Britten, Mozart, and Beethoven: Maria João Pires (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.2.2013 (MB)
Kristian Bezuidenhout: A Revelatory Recital at Carnegie Hall
United States Kerll, L. Couperin, Froberger, Handel and J. S. Bach: Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord), Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 12.2.2013 (SSM)
Hallé’s Meistersinger a Triumph
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1862/67): Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, RNCM Chamber Choir, Chetham’s Chamber Choir, Ad Solem – University of Manchester Chamber Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Members of the Hallé Youth Orchestra and Chetham’s Sinfonia / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Jamie Phillips (assistant conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 10.2.13 (MC)