United Kingdom Beethoven, Barber, Britten: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Inon Barnatan (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 7.3.2017. (RB)
This Week’s Review
Schubert from Lupu and Barenboim Graces Berlin’s New Pierre Boulez Saal
Germany Schubert: Radu Lupu, Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 8.3.2017. (MB)
Papdopoulos Substitutes for Gergiev Resulting in Performances Musical Yet Uneven
United Kingdom Rossini, Bruch, and Beethoven: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papdopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 6.3.2017. (CR)
In an Onegin Revival, an Outstanding Cast
United States Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago / Alejo Perez (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, 4.3.2017. (JLZ)
The NHK Symphony Orchestra’s Highly Committed Mahler
United Kingdom Takemitsu, Mahler: NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo / Paavo Järvi. Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.3.2017 (CC)
In a Debut, Pianist Teaches Keys to Romance
United States Liszt/R. Schumann, Schubert, Grieg, C. Schumann, R. Schumann: Christina Kobb (piano), Weill Recital Hall, New York City 24.2.2017. (DS)
Idiosyncrasies and Ragged Edges from Sado and the Vienna Tonkünstler
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Mozart, Brahms: Emma Johnson (clarinet), Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra / Yutaka Sado (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 5.3.2017. (SRT)
The Bamberg Symphony Brings Its Teutonic Tradition to Los Angeles
United States Mozart, Bruch, Beethoven: Ray Chen (violin), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach (conductor), Royce Hall, UCLA. Los Angeles, 17.2.2017. (DD)