This Week’s Review

In New York, a Perceptive Trio Explores Schoenberg’s Influence

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United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Schindler-Mahler, Berg, Webern, Schumann, Schoenberg, Kurtág: Conor Hanick (piano), Ariadne Greif (soprano), Anna Tsukervanik (violin), St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York City, 5.5.2019. (DS)

Conor Hanick (piano) & Ariadne Greif (soprano) (c) Michael Yu

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Discovering #MeToo in Stradella’s La Susanna at BAM

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United StatesUnited States 2019 New York Opera Fest [2] – Stradella, La Susanna: Soloists, Orchestra / Jacob Ashworth and Ryan Brown (musical direction), BAM Fisher, Brooklyn, 4.5.2019. (RP)

Lucía Martín Cartón (Susanna) with Patrick Kilbride & Paul Max Tipton (The Judges)
© Russ Rowland

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In San Francisco, Silkroad Ensemble’s Noble Stand

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United StatesUnited States Heroes Take Their Stand: The Silkroad Ensemble/Colin Jacobsen and Kayhan Kalhor (music directors), Ahmad Sadri (creator), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 4.5.2019. (HS)

Colin Jacobsen (violin) & Kayhan Kalhor (kemancheh) (c) Silkroad Ensemble

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Labadie’s Mozart in Philadelphia: Atypical Sonorities and Irresistible Eloquence

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United StatesUnited States Mozart: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Westminster Symphonic Choir (Joe Miller, director), Philadelphia Orchestra / Bernard Labadie (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 13.4.2019. (BJ)

Bernard Labadie © Dario Acosta
Bernard Labadie © Dario Acosta

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