Something old and something newish in Philadelphia, from the characteristically inventive Dirk Brossé

United StatesUnited States Haydn, Nyman, Mozart, Gerber, and Schubert: Gabriela Martinez (piano), Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia / Dirk Brossé (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 6.10.2019. (BJ)

Gabriela Martinez

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In Philadelphia, Commemorating Bernstein’s Centennial with an Exhilarating Candide

United StatesUnited States Bernstein, Candide: Soloists, Philadelphia Symphonic Choir (director: Joe Miller), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 22.6.2019. (BJ)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin (left) and the cast of Candide

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Labadie’s Mozart in Philadelphia: Atypical Sonorities and Irresistible Eloquence

United StatesUnited States Mozart: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Westminster Symphonic Choir (Joe Miller, director), Philadelphia Orchestra / Bernard Labadie (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 13.4.2019. (BJ)

Bernard Labadie © Dario Acosta
Bernard Labadie © Dario Acosta

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