United States Charles Griffin, David Lang, Thierry de Mey, Nebojsa Zivkovic, Paul Lansky: Patrick Schleker, Erica Drake, Jeff Luft and Matt Hawkins (percussionists), concert:nova, Ixi Chen (Artistic Director), MamLuft&Co. Dance, Jeanne Mam-Luft (Artistic Director), Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH. 2.12.2012 (RDA)
Rafael de Acha
Hellish Horrors and Heavenly Visions
United States Carissimi, Sances, Rossi, Kapsberger, Frescobaldi: Youngmi Kim (soprano), Michael Leopold (theorbo), Annalisa Pappano (lirone and viola da gamba), Elizabeth Motter (baroque triple harp), Catacoustic Consort, Church of the Advent, Cincinnati, OH. 1.12.12 (RDA)
Holocaust Sorrow Precedes Beethoven’s Joy
United States Schoenberg, Beethoven: Brad Jungwirth (narrator), Twyla Robinson (soprano), Kelley O’Connor (mezzo-soprano), Dimitri Pittas (tenor), Morris Robinson (bass), May Festival Chorus, Robert Porco (director), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Louis Langrée (conductor), Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH. 17.11.12 (RDA)
Jazzy, Earthy “Street Scene” Anchors Kurt Weill Festival
United States Kurt Weill, Street Scene: Soloists, Mark Gibson (musical direction), Steven Goldstein (stage direction), College-Conservatory of Music, Patricia Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. 15.11.12 (RDA)
Gallic Menu Shows a Match Made in Heaven
United States Messiaen, Saint-Saëns, Franck: Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Louis Langrée (conductor), Music Hall, Cincinnati. 10.11.12. (RDA)
Percussion Storm and Two Doomed Lovers
United States Ravel, Higdon, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff: Dame Evelyn Glennie (percussionist), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Peter Oundjian (guest conductor), Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH. 03.10.12 (RDA)