United States Hamelin, Medtner, Schubert: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Zankel Hall, New York City, 27.1.2014 (BH)
New York
Met’s Rusalka Works its Magic with Fine Performances and Design
United States Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), shown at Duke of York Cinema, Brighton as part of the Met Live series, 8.2.14 (RB)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: Complete Brandenburgs on an Off Night
United States Bach: Brandenburg Concerti, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz (Violin and Director), Petra Műllejans (Violin and Director), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 5.2.2014 (SSM)
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)
Rarely Played Tchaikovsky Caps a Puzzling Evening
United States Tcherepnin, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky: Gautier Capuçon (cello), New York Philharmonic, Andrey Boreyko (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City. 25.1.2014 (DS)
An Unusually Adventurous Vocalizing Quartet
United States Lembit Beecher, Chinary Ung, Ken Ueno, Mason Bates: Del Sol String Quartet, Roulette, Brooklyn. 15.1.2014 (DS)
Not as Simple as 1-2-3: Trios Performed by Juilliard Baroque
Handel, C. P. E. Bach, Telemann, Zelenka, J. S. Bach: Juilliard Baroque, Gonzalo X. Ruiz (oboe), Robert Mealy (violin), Dominic Teresi (bassoon), Jeffrey Grossman (harpsichord), Paul Hall, Juilliard School, New York, 23.1.2014 (SSM)
A Willa Cather Tale at the Prototype Festival
United States Gregory Spears, Paul’s Case: Soloists, American Modern Ensemble, Keith Chambers (piano), Kevin Newbury (director), Robert Wood (conductor). HERE, New York City. 13.1.2014 (DS)
