United States Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (conductor). The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, 5.10.2013. (RB)
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Venerable Church Hosts Extraterrestrial Sounds
United States Peter Evans, David Brynjar Franzson, Eric Wubbels, Sam Pluta: Wet Ink Ensemble, Yarn | Wire, Mivos Quartet. St. Peter’s Church, New York City, 1.10.2013 (DS)
Beethoven’s Ninth: Morning, Noon and Evening
United States Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: An App for the iPad, published by Touch Press
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: Copyist’s Manuscripts from The Royal Philharmonic Society and JuilliardSchool’s Manuscript Collection.
Beethoven: Julianna Di Giacomo (soprano), Kelley O’Conner (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Shenyang (bass), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Allen Gilbert (conductor), Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus, Kent Tritle (director), Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, (3.10.2013) (SSM)
Photo: Chris Lee
Kariné Poghosyan: Powerhouse Pianist Tackles Liszt (and Others)
United States Schubert, Bach, Liszt: Kariné Poghosyan (piano), St. Vartan Chamber Orchestra, St.Vartan Cathedral, New York, 25.9.2103 (SSM)
Two Vocal Tightrope Walkers
United States Resonant Bodies Festival: Furrer, Cage, Ablinger, Iddon, Johnson, Cassidy, Aperghis: Jeffrey Gavett (baritone), Christie Finn (soprano), Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, New York. 7.9.2013 (DS)
(Photo by Bruce Kung)
Juilliard Historical Performance Program Opens Fifth Year With…Quintets
Mysliveček, Mozart: Monica Huggett (violin), Caroline Krause (violin), Daniel McCarthy (viola), Kyle Miller (viola), Michael Unterman (cello), Caroline Nicolas (cello), Paul Hall, Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, New York, 24.9.2013 (SSM)
Ian Hobson Begins a Series of 14 Recitals Devoted to Brahms’s Works for Piano
United States Brahms: “Classical Inclinations in a Romantic Age” Works for Piano and Chamber Music with Piano (Recitals 1 and 2), Ian Hobson (piano), Claude Hobson (piano), Edward A. Rath, Jr. (piano), Benzaquen Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, 10.9.2013 and 12.9.2013. (SSM)
Mostly Mozart (12): Imagination and Expert Playing Light Up a Venerable Festival
United States Mostly Mozart (12): International Contemporary Ensemble, Clark Studio, Lincoln Center, New York City. 15-19-20.8.2013 (BH)