United States Trisha Brown, In Plain Site Los Angeles: Trisha Brown Dance Company, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 11.3.2017. (JRo)
This Week’s Review
The LSO Welcome Christian Tetzlaff and Susanna Mälkki at Short Notice
United Kingdom Brahms and Strauss: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Barbican Concert Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 12.3.2017. (AS)
Bournemouth SO celebrates Screen Heroes and Legends
United Kingdom Williams, Rózsa, Jarre, Tan Dun, E. Bernstein, Zimmer, Barry, Pouldouris, Horner, Edelmann, Djawadi, Tyler, Barton: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Pete Harrison (conductor), Lighthouse, Poole, 11.3.2017. (IL)
A Dynamic and Arresting Recital by the Pacifica Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Shostakovich, Ravel: Pacifica Quartet (Simin Ganatra & Sigurbjörn Bernhardsson [violins], Masumi Per Rostad [viola], Brandon Vamos [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 10.3.2017. (CS)
Sub-Standard Eroica Follows Berg Concerto Illuminated Only by Sublime Kavakos
United States Crawford, Berg, Beethoven: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 11.3.2017. (BJ)
A Well-Sung and Acted Performance of La Cenerentola at Opera North
United Kingdom Rossini, La Cenerentola: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North/Wyn Daview (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 9.3.2017. (RJF)
Opera North Concludes Its Trio of Fairy Tale Operas with a Fine Production of Snow Maiden
United Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, Snow Maiden (sung in English): Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Leo McFall (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 10.3.2017. (RJF)
Alvin Ailey Dancers Embody the American Soul
United States Various composers: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 8.3.2017. (JRo)