United States Jonathon Berger, Visitations: “Theotokia” and “The War Reporter”: Soloists, Christopher Rountree (music director). Roulette, Brooklyn, NY, 11.1.2014. (DS)
New York
An Evening of Piston Rarities for Piano
United States Piston, Copland: Matthew Graybil and Igor Lovchinsky (pianos), Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz (guest speakers), SubCulture, New York City, 9.1.2014 (BH)
Mutter and Orkis in a 25th Anniversary Gambol
United States Lutoslawski, Schubert, Penderecki, Previn, Saint-Saëns: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York City. 14.12.2013 (DS)
Martin Fröst Steals the Show with an Eternally Hip Composer
United States Handel, Mozart, Fine: Martin Fröst (clarinet), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City. 7.12.2013 (DS)
Aviary and Lunar Pleasures from Expert Musicians
United States Roussel, Catan, Jeremy Gill, Messiaen, Shulamit Ran: Lucy Shelton (soprano), Dolce Suono Ensemble, Roulette, New York City. 4.12.2013 (DS)
Rank Commercialism Yields to Honeck’s Brilliance
United States Dvořák: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), New York Philharmonic, Manfred Honeck (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 10.12.13 (DA)
Ambrogio Maestri Gives Weighty Portrayal of Falstaff in Met Live in HD Broadcast
United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / James Levine. (conductor). Met Live in HD (directed by Gary Halvorson) broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 14.12.2013. (JPr)
Percussive Rituals Reveal Man’s Place in Numbers
United States Bryce Dessner, Matmos, David Lang: So Percussion (Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Matmos (Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt), Zankel Hall, New York City. 23.11.2013 (DS)
