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Previously Published

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Emerson Quartet at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

03/07/201111/04/2011 by Stan

Mendelssohn, Adès, Beethoven: Emerson Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 7.4.2011 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London

Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi; Il Tabarro, English Touring Opera in Cheltenham

03/07/201111/04/2011 by Stan

Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi; Il Tabarro: English Touring Opera/Michael Rosewell (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7.4.2011.(RJ)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Roger Jones

Bach and Handel Swansea Bach Choir & Sinfonia Britannica at St. Mary’s Swansea

11/10/201111/04/2011 by Stan

Bach, Handel: Swansea Bach Choir / John Hugh Thomas (conductor), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Gill Ross (soprano), Amy Carson (soprano),  James Neville (countertenor), Sinfonia Britannica of London (leader: Daniel Edgar), Alastair Ross (chamber organ), St Mary’s, Swansea 9.4.2011 (NHR)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Neil Reeve, Swansea

London Symphony Orchestra in Cardiff

11/10/201111/04/2011 by Stan

Nielsen, Sibelius, Grieg: London Symphony Orchestra, Kristian Järvi (conductor), Ramon Simovic (violin), St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 8.4. 2011. (NHR)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Cardiff, Neil Reeve

Strauss’s Intermezzo at Scottish Opera

21/11/201910/04/2011 by Stan
Richard Strauss, Intermezzo: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: Francesco Corti. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 5. 3.2011 (SRT)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Frank Peter Zimmermann and Piotr Anderszewski in Rome

03/07/201110/04/2011 by Stan

Beethoven, Szymanowski and Schumann: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Piotr Anderszewski (piano) Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sala Sinopoli, Parco della Musica, Rome, 8.4.2011 (JB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Jack Buckley, Rome

Unsuk Chin – Total Immersion Day

03/07/201110/04/2011 by Stan

Unsuk Chin – Total Immersion Day: Soloists, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Centre, London, 9.4.2011 (GDn)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Gavin Dixon, London

Ivan the Terrible and Leila Josefowicz

21/11/201909/04/2011 by Stan

Prokofiev: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Leila Josefowicz (violin), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Alexei Tanovitsky (bass), Rob Heaps (narrator), Xian Zhang (conductor), Barbican Hall, London 3.4.2011 (CG)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Christopher Gunning, London
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