United States Various composers: Wu Man (pipa), Huayin Shadow Puppet Band, presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 11.3.2018. (HS)
Glorious Pipa, a Village Band, and Puppets
This Week’s Review
Stilian Kirov Leads Rutgers Orchestra in Revealing Beethoven Ninth
United States Dove, Shaw, Beethoven: Antonina Chehovska (soprano), Siena Miller (mezzo-soprano), Abraham Bretón (tenor), Ben Wager (bass), Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia / Paul Rardin (artistic director, conductor), Symphony in C/Stilian Kirov (conductor), Gordon Theater, Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, Camden, New Jersey, 17.3.2018. (BJ)
Mark Eager Steps Down from Welsh Sinfonia
United Kingdom Beethoven, Rodrigo, Rossini, Charlie Barber: Saki Kato (guitar), Welsh Sinfonia / Mark Eager (conductor). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 17.3.2018. (PCG)
Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky Dance in Dialogue at the Festival Hall
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky: Daniil Trifonov (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.3.2018. (CS)
Copland, the Magnificent
United States Wuorinen, Prokofiev, Copland: Behzod Abduraimov (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 15.3.2018. (HS)
(c) Stefan Cohen
A Superb Ariodante from the Incomparable William Christie and Les Arts Florissants
Spain Handel, Ariodante (concert performance): Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 14.3.2018. (JMI)
A Return to the Brilliant Days of the Liceu with a Superb Andrea Chénier
Spain Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Pinchas Steinberg (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 12 & 13.3.2018. (JMI)
Well-Designed Programme, Insightfully Played by Albion Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Fribbins, Suk, Dvořák: Albion Quartet [Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Emma Parker (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Nathaniel Boyd (cello)]. Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 9.3.2018. (GPu)
