United States Smith, Beethoven, Sibelius: Jonathan Biss (piano), Curtis Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 8.2.2020. (RP)
Lyrical and fun: Osmo Vänskä leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Rick Perdian
Tenor Dominick Armstrong gives volcanic Janáček performance for Brooklyn Art Song Society
United States Brooklyn Art Song Society Home IV – Bartók, Kodály, Janáček: Lucy Fitz Gibbon, Caitlin Mead (sopranos), Allison Gish, Kate Maroney (mezzo-sopranos), Dominic Armstrong (tenor), Michael Brofman, Joel Harder (piano). Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, 7.2.2020. (RP)
Susan Graham, ‘America’s favorite mezzo’, returns to Alice Tully Hall in radiant form
United States Various: Susan Graham (mezzo soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Alice Tully Hall, New York, 4.2.2020. (RP)
Corrado Rovaris celebrates the Big 20 with an electrifying Verdi Requiem in Philadelphia
United States Verdi, Messa da Requiem: Leah Crocetto (soprano), Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano), Evan LeRoy Johnson (tenor), In-Sung Sim (bass), Opera Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus / Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 2.2.2020. (RP)
Schubert’s Winterreise etched to perfection by Peter Mattei and Lars David Nilsson at Carnegie Hall
United States Schubert, Winterreise: Peter Mattei (baritone), Lars David Nilsson (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 31.1.2020. (RP)
Pittsburgh Opera’s Alcina is a delight for both ear and eye
United States Handel, Alcina: Soloists, Chatham Baroque, Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra / Antony Walker (conductor), Pittsburgh Opera, CAPA Theater, Pittsburgh, 28.1.2020. (RP)
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The Yale Schola Cantorum gives voice to the last sounds of Christmas
United States Various composers, Sing Lullaby: Yale Schola Cantorum, Carolyn Craig (organ) / David Hill (conductor). The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, 25.1.2020. (RP)
Not just any bootcamp: Renée Fleming’s SongStudio returns to Carnegie Hall
United States Various composers, SongStudio 2020: Singers and pianists,.Carnegie Hall, New York, 16-18.1.2020. (RP)
