This Week’s Review – Page 163 – Seen and Heard International

Celebrating the late Peter Reynolds – a Significant Presence in the Musical Life of Wales

12/05/201708/05/2017 by Glyn Pursglove

United Kingdom Peter Reynolds (1958-2016): Michael McCartney (guitar), Philip May (piano), Simon Philippo (piano), Melys Wind Quintet (Hannah Scott, flute; Hilary Stavros Ives, oboe; Rowena Mayo, clarinet; Vikki Scanlon, horn; Polly Horton, bassoon). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 31.3.2017. (GPu)

The Most Inspirational Orchestra Plays Wilson, Gershwin and Holst

12/05/201708/05/2017 by Philip Buttall

United Kingdom Wilson, Gershwin, Holst: Dominic Carter (piano), North Devon Sinfonia/Emma Kent (conductor), St Eustachius’ Parish Church, Tavistock. 6.5.2017. (PRB)

North Devon Sinfonia with Dominic Carter; photo credit Philip R Buttall. — North Devon Sinfonia with Dominic Carter (c) Philip R Buttall

In an Ingenious Evening, Debussy Triumphs Over Maeterlinck

08/05/201707/05/2017 by Mark S Jordan

United States Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus (Robert Porco [director]), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, 4.5.2017. (MSJ)

Pelléas and Mélisande The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor production directed by Yuval Sharon set design by Mimi Lien lighting and projection design by Jason H. Thompson costume design by Ann Closs-Farley choreography by Danielle Agami Elliot Madore, baritone (Pelléas) Martina Janková, soprano (Mélisande) Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano (Genevieve) Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone (Golaud) Peter Rose, bass (Arkel) Julie Mathevet, soprano (Yniold) David Castillo, baritone (Doctor/Shepherd) Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus PROGRAM DEBUSSY - Pelléas and Mélisande Photo by Roger Mastroianni — Cleveland Orchestra’s *Pelléas and Mélisande* (c) Roger Mastroianni

A Perceptive and Penetrating Partnership Between Alban Gerhardt and Steven Osborne

08/05/201706/05/2017 by Claire Seymour

United Kingdom Beethoven, Shostakovich: Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano), LSO St Luke’s, London, 4.5.2017. (CS)

4_credit_Kaupo_Kikkas — Alban Gerhardt (c) Kaupo Kikkas

Robert Carsen Directs a Lovingly Detailed My Fair Lady

08/05/201706/05/2017 by James Zychowicz

United States Lerner & Loewe, My Fair Lady: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago/David Chase (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, 29.4.2017. (JLZ)

Lisa O'Hare and Cindy Gold in 'My Fair Lady' (Photo: Todd Rosenberg) — Lisa O’Hare and Cindy Gold in *My Fair Lady* (c) Todd Rosenberg

Inspired Bach from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

08/05/201703/05/2017 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Bach, The Brandenburg Concertos: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. St John’s, Smith Square, London. 2.5.2017. (CC)

Angela Brownridge Impresses Most of All in Beethoven

08/05/201703/05/2017 by Robert Beattie

United Kingdom Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy: Angela Brownridge (piano), Cadogan Hall, London, 30.4.2017. (RB)

Pappano and Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra On Major European Tour – Phenomenal!

08/05/201703/05/2017 by John Rhodes

Switzerland Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Respighi: Orchestra dell’ Accademia di Santa Cecilia / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Yuja Wang (piano), Tonhalle Zurich, 2.5.2017. (JR)

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