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Rick Perdian

Stephanie Blythe’s Joyous and Heartfelt Tribute to Kate Smith

26/01/201615/01/2016 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited StatesWe’ll Meet Again: The Songs of Kate Smith: Stephanie Blythe (mezzo soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium, The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, 13.1.2016. (RP)

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Stephanie Blythe (c) Ken Yatarola

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Theatre, Musicals, Broadcasts & Films Tags Palm Beach, Rick Perdian

The Met Presents Bizet’s Pearl Fishers for the First Time in a Century

14/01/201606/01/2016 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited States  Bizet, Les Pêcheurs de perles: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 4.1.2016. (RP)

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Categories International Concerts, Opera & Ballet Tags New York, Rick Perdian

Broadening the Base: A Slam Poet and Tchaikovsky in Zurich

14/12/201512/12/2015 by Rick Perdian

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Tchaikovsky: Tonhalle Orchestra, Hazel Brugger (slam poet), Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich, 10.12.2015. (RP)

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Zurich’s La Bohème Is Moving and Magical, If At Times Baffling

14/12/201510/12/2015 by Rick Perdian

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Puccini, La Bohème: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor), Zurich Opera, 8.12.2015. (RP)

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Carillon Quartet Plays Chamber Music of Polish Composers in Zurich

14/12/201508/12/2015 by Rick Perdian

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Chopin, Szymanowski: Carillon Quartet, Yoshiko Iwai (piano), Kleiner Saal, Tonhalle Zurich,  6.12.2015. (RP)

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Nina Stemme’s Zurich Recital – Dramatic and Loud!

14/12/201506/12/2015 by Rick Perdian

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Brahms, Mahler, Lili Boulanger, Nadia Boulanger, Sibelius: Liederabend, Nina Stemme (soprano), Matti Hirvonen (piano), Zürich Opernhaus, Zurich, 3.12.2015. (RP)

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Nina Stemme ©Tanja Niemann

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LANXESS SNYO CLASSIC Celebrating Young Talent and Their Mentors

09/12/201527/11/2015 by Rick Perdian

SingaporeSingapore  Mendelssohn, Mozart, Krommer, Brahms: Singapore National Youth Orchestra, Mariam Adam & Benny Lim (clarinet), Jonas Alber (conductor), Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore 24.11.2015 (RP)

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Singaporeans Dedicate Concert to the Victims of Terrorist Attacks

28/02/201617/11/2015 by Rick Perdian

SingaporeSingapore Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Rihm: Mira Wang (violin), Jan Vogler (cello), The Philharmonic Chamber Choir of Europe, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (conductor), Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore 14.11.2015. (RP)

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  • Atmospheric and engaging exploration of the language of birds at LSO St Luke’s (09/09/2026) __________________________________
  • The Tempest from Vache Baroque and Out of Chaos was a true company effort (09/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle in a fine all-Schumann Prom (08/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Peerless Argerich outshines Shani and the Munich Philharmonic at the Proms (07/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Benign Beethoven, scrubbed Scriabin: Hadelich, Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic at the Proms (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Anna Netrebko triumphs as Aida in Zeffirelli’s legendary Verona production (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Paul Curran’s new Verona production La traviata has intimate moments and crowd exuberance (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Stefano Poda’s concept is consistent for the 2026 revival of Nabucco in the Verona Arena (06/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Holy Fool at the Park Theatre about Shostakovich is a ‘must see’ for music and theatre-lovers alike (06/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • Magic Flute, Trifonov, Leonskaja and Sokolov mark a brilliant Santander 2026 first half (05/09/2026) __________________________________
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