United States Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninoff: Evgeny Kissin (piano), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 14.10.2018. (HS)
Elegance, Eloquence and Coherent Narratives from Kissin
This Week’s Review
Mozart—Familiar and Rare—Heard Anew from Baroque Masters
United States Mozart, Haydn: Susanna Perry Gilmore (violin), Debra Nagy (oboe), Stephanie Corwin (bassoon), Ezra Seltzer (cello), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor), First United Methodist Church, Akron, Ohio, 13.10.2018. (MSJ)
Pittsburgh Opera’s Charming, Traditional Madama Butterfly Delights Even with an Ailing Pinkerton
United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Pittsburgh Opera / Anthony Walker (conductor), Pittsburgh Opera, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, 12.10.2018. (RP)
Reconsidering Kissin
Canada Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninoff: Evgeny Kissin (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 9.10.2018. (GN)
Paavo Järvi Prepares Tonhalle Orchestra For Asia Tour
Switzerland Debussy, Rachmaninov, Brahms: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich.12.10.2018. (JR)
Power and Passion from Veronika Eberle and Dénes Várjon at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Bach, Bartók, Janáček, Schumann: Veronika Eberle (violin), Dénes Várjon (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.10.2018. (CS)
LA Phil Season Opens with Something Old, Something New…and Something Very New
United States Salonen, Beethoven, Norman: Martin Chalifour (violin), Robert DeMaine (cello), Joanne Pearce Martin (piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles 4.10.2018. (DD)
(c) Dustin Downing
The Angel’s Share Presents Gregg Kallor’s Gothic Thrillers in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery
*United States Gregg Kallor: Soloists, Joshua Roman (cello), Gregg Kallor (conductor & pianist), The Angel’s Share, The Catacombs, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, 10.10.2018. (RP)
