Rick Perdian

A voice of ravishing beauty – Nina Stemme dazzles in NY Phil’s double-bill of Schoenberg and Bartók

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United StatesUnited States Schoenberg, Bartók: Nina Stemme (soprano), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Johannes Martin Kränzle (baritone), Nancy Allen (harp), New York Philharmonic / Jaap van Zweden (conductor), David Geffen Hall, New York, 26.9.2019. (RP)

Nina Stemme (Judith) and Johannes Martin Kränzle (Bluebeard)
© Chris Lee

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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center celebrates 50 years with a Grecian Odyssey

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GreeceGreece Various composers, Live from Lincoln Center – Odyssey: The Chamber Music Society in Greece: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Broadcast by PBS, New York, 6.9.2019. (RP)

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
© Da-Hong Seetoo

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Straight from the heart – Berkshire Opera Festival’s frothy, fantastic Don Pasquale

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United StatesUnited States Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Berkshire Opera Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Brian Garman (conductor), Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, 27.8.2019. (RP)

Craig Colclough (Don Pasquale) & Emmett O’Hanlon (Malatesta) in Don Pasquale
© Ken Howard

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The BSO’s Profound and Powerful Season Finale at Tanglewood

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood [9] – Schoenberg, Beethoven: Nicole Cabell (soprano), J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Morris Robinson (bass), Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra / James Burton, Giancarlo Guerrero (conductors), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 25.8.2019. (RP)

Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) with the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott

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Yo-Yo Ma and a Holiday for Horns at Tanglewood

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood [8] – Schumann, Brahms: Richard Sebring, Michael Winter, Rachel Childers and Jason Snider (horns), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 18.8.2019. (RP)

Yo-Yo Ma (cello), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) & the BSO © Hilary Scott

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François-Xavier Roth Brings Intimacy and Beauty to Schumann and Brahms at Tanglewood

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood [7] – Brahms, Schumann: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 17.8.2019. (RP)

François-Xavier Roth (conductor) and Kirill Gerstein (piano) © Hilary Scott

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