Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Brahms: Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Staatskapelle Dresden, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 12.5.2011 (GPu)
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Grigory the Great plays Bach and Schumann in Rome
Grigory the Great plays Bach and Schumann: Sokolov’s Annual Recital at Santa Cecilia , Rome 11.5.2011 (JB)
Kissed by Kurtág in the Bavarian Countryside
Mozart, Kurtág, Schubert: Kuss Quartett, Miklós Perényi (cello), Community Hall, Iffeldorf, 29.4.2011 (JFL)
A below-average Bohème in Valladolid
G. Puccini, La Bohème: Soloists, Orquesta Teatro Calderón, Coro Amigos Teatro Calderón/Intermezzo. Conductor: Pietro Rizzo. Teatro Calderón de Valladolid. 9.5.2011 (JMI)
The Tallis Scholars in Concert
Victoria and Palestrina: The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London 10.5.2011 (MB)
The Ardittis play Saariaho, Saxton and Birtwistle at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Saariaho, Saxton and Birtwistle : The Arditti String Quartet – Irving Arditti, Ashot Sarkissjan, violins, Ralf Ehlers, viola, Lucas Fels, cello – Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 10.5.2011 (CG)
Endymion’s Schnittke and Shostakovitch
Schnittke, Shostakovich: Endymion, Hall One, Kings Place, London, 12.5.2011 (GDn)
Seattle’s University Symphony with Ives, Prokofiev and Nielsen
Ives, Prokofiev, and Nielsen: Jonathan Pasternack (conductor), Elisa Barston (violin), University Symphony, Meany Hall, Seattle, 10.5.2011 (BJ)