United States Schubert, Bartók: András Schiff (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 29-30.10.2011 (BH)
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Persuasive Reading of Haydn’s Creation by Venerable Bernard Haitink
United States Haydn, The Creation: Klara Ek (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass-baritone), Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor), Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 28.10.2011 (JLZ)
Webern and Stravinsky in a Bachian Perspective
United States Bach, Webern and Stravinsky: Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord), Elisa Barston (violin), Judy Kriewall (flute), Seattle Symphony, Andrew Manze (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 29.10.2011 (BJ)
Gergiev’s Munich Shostakovich Cycle Begins
Germany D. Shostakovich: Munich Philharmonic, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich, 2.11.2011 (JFL)
The Minnesota Orchestra in Two Rarities, Flanking a Repertory Cornerstone
United States Tchaikovsky, Nielsen: Stephen Hough (piano), Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 27.10.2011 (BH)
We’ll Meet Again: Revisiting Vera Lynn
A Tribute to Vera Lynn (JB)
Tarik O’Regan, Heart of Darkness: An Emotionally Honest Collaboration
United Kingdom Tarik O’Regan, Heart of Darkness (world premiere): Soloists, CHROMA, Oliver Gooch (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 1.11.2011 (MB)
For the Love of Brahms: A Feast of Chamber Music
United Kingdom Brahms, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann: The Gould Piano Trio (Lucy Gould, violin; Alice Neary, cello; Benjamin Frith, piano), Pamela Helen Stephens (mezzo), David Adams (violin, viola), Naomi Thomas (violin), Scott Dickinson (viola), Robert Plane (clarinet), Tim Thorpe (French horn), Naomi Thomas (violin), Rosie Biss (cello), Staff and Students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 29-30 October 2011.