United States Schubert: Susanna Phillips (soprano), Eric Owens (bass-baritone), Jennifer Montone (horn), Ricardo Morales (clarinet), Myra Huang (piano) Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA. 24.3.2015 (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Seven Bright Planets Outshone by a Single Star
United StatesRespighi, Mendelssohn, and Holst: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 22.3.2015 (BJ)
Two Groups in Two Views of One Janáček Quartet
United States Beethoven, Janáček, Brahms, Golijov, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky: Rubens Quartet, Dimitri Murrath (viola), ECCO, Judi Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, 19-20.3.2015 (BJ)
Piano Trios New and Old in Commanding Performances
United States Czerny, Wernick, and Schumann: Trio Cleonice, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 15.3.2015 (BJ)
Worthy Tribute to a Well-Loved Conductor
Beethoven and Falla: Jorge Federico Osorio (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 13.3.2015 (BJ)
“A Decoration of Silence”: Exquisite Lute-Playing by Nigel North
United States Johnson, Van Wilder, de Rippe, Dowland, da Milano, Dalza, and Byrd: Nigel North (lute), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 11.3.2015 (BJ)
Stylish Eloquence in a Week with Emanuel Ax
United States Martinů, Mozart, and Schumann: Philadelphia Orchestra musicians, Emanuel Ax (piano), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 6.3.2015 (BJ)
A Perceptive and Witty Ariadne auf Naxos
United States Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia, Chas Rader-Schieber (director), David Zinn (set designer), Jacob A. Climer (costume designer), Mike Inwood (lighting designer), Curtis Symphony Orchestra, George Manahan (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 8.3.2015 (BJ)
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