United States Various: Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 13.3.2022. (HS)
Mesmerizing singing from Jakub Józef Orliński in Baroque and Polish songs
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Angel Blue excels at Strauss, Weill and traditional spirituals in her Berkeley recital
United States Various: Angel Blue (soprano), Bryan Wagorn (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 6.3.2022. (HS)
Spektral Quartet creates its own environment in a world premiere from Samuel Adams
United States Glass, Schubert, Samuel Adams: Spektral Quartet (Clara Lyon, Maeve Feinberg [violins], Doyle Armbrust [viola], Russell Rolen [cello]) Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 13.2.2022. (HS)
Sheer musicality and voices make Handel’s Alcina glow in a Berkeley concert
United States Handel, Alcina (concert performance): Soloists, The English Concert / Harry Bicket (conductor, harpsichord). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 7.11.2021. (HS)
Jonas Kaufmann tops off his American tour with a paean to the art of lieder
United States Various: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) and Helmut Deutsch (piano) Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 24.10.2021. (HS)
Captivating reflections on Schubert in the Danish String Quartet’s Doppelgänger
United States Schubert, Sørensen: Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen [violins], Asbjørn Nørgaard [viola], Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin [cello]) Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 10.10.2021. (HS)
Singing in Blaibach, Germany, Julia Bullock gets to the heart of healing music
United States Various, Julia Bullock (classical singer) and Laura Poe (piano): Recorded at Konzerthaus Blaibach, Germany, 10.12.2020, exclusively for Cal Performances, Berkeley, California. Available as a livestream from 14.1.2021-14.4.2021. (HS)
Filmed in Bergen, streamed from Berkeley, Leif Ove Andsnes takes a mild approach to piano classics
United States Various: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), recorded at Håkon’s Hall, Bergen, Norway, 23.9.2020. Streamed by Cal Performances at Home, Berkeley, from 3.12.2020 to 3.1.2021. (HS)
