Germany Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Jacques Lacombe (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 8.5.2015 (JMI)
A Compelling Berlioz Opera Returns to the Berlin Stage
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Performers Combine Medieval Song with Contemporary Dance
United Kingdom Various 13th Century Composers, d’avant: Sasha Waltz & Guests, Southbank Centre, London, 6.5.2015 (JO’D)
Isabelle Faust Plays Brahms with Staggering Insight and Clarity
United Kingdom Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Isabelle Faust, (violin). London Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 7.5.2015. (GD)
Pianist Claire Huangci in Conversation with Stan Metzger
Photo (c)Maike Helbig
Martinsson’s Attractive Garden of Devotion Receives UK Premiere
United Kingdom Sibelius, Martinsson, Haydn: Lisa Larsson (soprano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Olari Elts (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 9.5.2015 (SRT)
Gavin Usher Brings Out the Best in His Musicians
United Kingdom Mozart, Strauss, Sibelius: Hallam Sinfonia, Ella Taylor, soprano, Hallam Sinfonia / Gavin Usher (conductor), High Storrs School, Sheffield, 9.5.2015 (JK)
Making Sense of Bernstein’s Anxiety
United States Bernstein and Mahler: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Susanna Phillips (soprano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 8.5.2015 (HS)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Concludes Mini-Series with Magnificent Creation
United Kingdom Haydn, The Creation: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass-baritone), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Stephen Layton (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 8.5.2015. (PCG)