Spain Colomer, El Pintor: Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Chorus of the Comunidad de Madrid / Manuel Coves (conductor), Teatros del Canal, Madrid, 8.2.2018. (JMI)
World Premiere of El Pintor – A Noteworthy Libretto and Impressive Staging
This Week’s Review
Søndergård Continues His Sibelius Cycle in Cardiff
United Kingdom Sibelius, Nielsen: Matthew Featherstone (flute), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 8.2.2018. (PCG)
Concertgoers Welcome Eschenbach’s Return with Unmistakable Warmth
United States Weber, Schumann, Beethoven: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Philadelphia Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 3.2.2018. (BJ)
Goerne and Trifonov – An Exquisite Frisson
United States Various: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Daniil Trifonov (piano), Carnegie Hall, New York, 6.2.2018. (RP)
An Excellent Peter Grimes on All Fronts
Spain Britten, Peter Grimes: Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus / Christopher Franklin (conductor), Palau de Le Arts, Valencia, 7.2.2018. (JMI)
LPO and Jurowski Continue their Stravinskian Journey
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov: Alexander Ghindin (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.2.2018. (CS)
WNO’s New La forza del destino Packs a Considerable Punch
United Kingdom Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 2.2.2018. (GPu)
A Master-Class in Poetic Nuance from Seemingly Modest Songs
United States Canteloube, Dvořák, Falla, Barber, Bernstein, Dove: Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Cano (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 31.1.2018. (BJ)