United States Lyric Opera of Chicago, “Rising Stars of 2016”: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Michael Christie (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 26.3.2016 (JLZ)
This Week’s Review
Technical and Musical Wizardry from Pinchas Zukerman and Angela Cheng
United Kingdom Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Angela Cheng (piano) Wigmore Hall, London. 28.03.2016 (LB)
Barenboim’s Revelatory Approach to Elgar Brings Magnificent Results
Germany Berlin Festtage (1) – Dvořák and Elgar: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 24.3.2016. (MB)
Tantalizing Singing and Playing in Pacific Baroque’s Handel and Bach
Canada Bach, Handel: Yulia Van Doren (soprano), Douglas Williams (baritone), Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (conductor and continuo), Vancouver Playhouse, 18.3.2016. (GN)
When Boris isn’t Godunov – by Jack Buckley
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: direct transmission from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London at the Cinema Barberini, Rome, 21.3.2016 with the Chorus (Renato Balsadonna) and Orchestra of the ROH, Conductor Antonio Pappano. (JB)
Unrelenting Terror and Frenzy from Shostakovich, Jansons and the Bavarians
Switzerland Shostakovich: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne 20.3.2016 (JR)
Distinguished Work from the Miró Quartet and Ricardo Morales Still Raises an Interpretative Doubt
United States Haydn, Ginastera, and Mozart: Miró Quartet, Ricardo Morales (clarinet), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 16.3.2016. (BJ)
A Surprising New Banjo Concerto from Béla Fleck
United States Glinka, Fleck, Rossini, Sibelius, Enescu: Béla Fleck (banjo), Canton Symphony Orchestra / Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, Canton, Ohio. 19.3.2016. (TW)