United States John Cage, Song Books: Soloists, Wild Project, New York City. 5.9.2014 (BH)
Bull Horn, Radio, Typewriter, Sandwich—Yes, It’s John Cage’s Birthday
Bruce Hodges
Provocative Vocals, Signalling the Future
United States Resonant Bodies Festival, Night II: Jane Sheldon (soprano), Ben Hjertmann (tenor), Ariadne Greif (soprano). JACK, Brooklyn, New York. 3.9.2014 (BH)
Two Disparate Sonatas, Paired by a Master Pianist
United States Carter, Schubert: Nina Tichman (piano), International Keyboard Institute & Festival, Mannes College Concert Hall, New York City. 15.7.2014 (BH)
Power and Electricity from Nézet-Séguin
United States Smetana, Bartók, Dvořák: Radu Lupu (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 3.2.2014 (BH)
A Mid-Winter Gift from Israel
Saint-Saëns, Schoenberg/Webern, Zohar Sharon, Brahms: Israeli Chamber Project, Town Hall, New York City. 9.2.2014 (BH)
Twenty Years Later, A Schnittke U.S. Premiere
United States Gubaidulina, Kancheli, Schnittke: John Holiday (countertenor), Ken Hamao (violin), Juilliard Orchestra, Anne Manson (conductor). Peter Jay Sharp Theater, The Juilliard School, New York City, 31.1.2014 (BH)
The Supervirtuoso Strikes Again
United States Hamelin, Medtner, Schubert: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Zankel Hall, New York City, 27.1.2014 (BH)
Woodwinds and a Mermaid Hold Court
United States Stravinsky, Mozart, Zemlinsky: Judith LeClair (bassoon), New York Philharmonic, Andrey Boreyko (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 18.1.2014 (BH)