United States Debussy, Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Kristian Bezuidenhout (piano), Stefan Jackiw (violin), Pavel Gomziako (cello), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Trevor Pinnock (conductor), Symphony Center, Chicago, 8.6.2012 (JLZ)
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His Funny Bone Exposed: Munich’s Siegfried
Germany R. Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor), Bavarian State Orchestra, 3.6.2012 (JFL)
Haitink’s Unshowy Integrity in a Rewarding LSO Concert
United Kingdom Purcell, Mozart, Schubert: Maria João Pires (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 10.6.2012 (MB)
Mozart String Quintets at Montreal Music Festival
Canada Mozart: The Complete String Quintets, Afiara Quartet, Cecilia Quartet, Barry Shiffman (viola), Michael Tree (viola), Montreal Chamber Music Festival, St. George’s Church, Montreal, 29.5.2012 and 31.5.2012 (SSM)
Salonen’s “Nyx” Outshines Brahms
Germany Schumann, Salonen, Brahms: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 7.6.2012 (JFL)
Angela Hewitt Excels in French Music
United Kingdom Couperin, Faure, Rameau: Angela Hewitt (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 7.6.2012 (RB)
Mørk and Shostakovich in the AMs
Germany Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky: Truls Mørk (cello), Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich, 3.6.2012. (JFL)