United Kingdom Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 3.12.2016. (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Thoughtful and Serious Pianism from Ilya Poletaev
United States Bach, Enescu, Schumann: Ilya Poletaev (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 30.11.2016. (BJ)
Grandeur from Mozarteum Orchestra and an Unusual Encore from Radovan Vlatković
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mozart: Radovan Vlatković (horn), Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg/Matthew Halls (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 29.11.2016 (BJ)
Noseda Reveals a Man in Love with the ‘Pastoral’ Symphony
United States Petrassi, Ravel, Beethoven: Alexander Toradze (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 26.11.2016. (BJ)
Two Pianos, Four Pianists—Minus One Major Touch of Mozartean Genius
United States Smetana, Mozart, Bartók: Charles Abramovic, Lydia Artymiw, Cynthia Raim, & Natalie Zhu (pianos), Christopher Deviney & Don Liuzzi (percussion), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 21.11.2016. (BJ)
90 Minutes of Powerful, Bosch-Like Images
United States Hersch: Carolyn Huebl (violin), Mark Wait (piano), Crane Arts and the Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, 20.11.2016. (BJ)
Curtis Opera Theatre Mounts Touching, Finely Sung Rape of Lucretia
United States Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Curtis Opera Theatre, Conner Gray Covington (conductor), Prince Theater, Philadelphia, 19.11.2016. (BJ)
in the Curtis Opera Theatre’s The Rape of Lucretia (c) Cory Weaver
The Modern Organ Concerto—and Baseball
United States Barber, Rouse, Saint-Saëns: Paul Jacobs (organ), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 18.11.2016. (BJ)