United States Haydn, Saariaho, and Schumann: Musicians from Marlboro III: Joseph Lin [1] and Francisco Fullana [2] (violins), Pei-Ling Lin [3] (viola), Jay Campbell [4] and Ahrim Kim [5] (cellos), Zoltán Feyérvári [6] (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 5.5.2016. (BJ)
Philadelphia
Restoring Much of the Sparkle to Donizetti’s Elixir
United States Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia, Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 4.5.2016. (BJ)
Spectacular Varèse and Better-Than-Spectacular Brahms from Michael Stern and the Curtis Symphony
United States Debussy, Varèse, and Brahms: Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern and Edward Poll* (conductors), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 17.4.2016. (BJ)
Premieres for Timpani and Clarinet: Quite a Sight
United States Bernstein, Wright, Leshnoff, and Prokofiev: Don S. Liuzzi (timpani), Ricardo Morales (clarinet), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 15.4.2016. (BJ)
Grandeur and Informality Co-Exist in Tharaud’s Ravel
United States Weill, Ravel, and Gershwin: Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 10.4.2016. (BJ)
Brilliance and Stylistic Insight from a Youthful Piano and Violin Duo
United States Mozart and Janáček: Andrew Tyson (piano), Benjamin Beilman (violin), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 8.4.2016. (BJ)
Ohlsson and the Takács in a Transcendent Elgar Piano Quintet
United States Beethoven, Webern and Elgar: Takács Quartet, Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 13.4.2016 (BJ)
Intellect Outbalances Beauty in Doric String Quartet’s Schubert
United States Haydn, Janáček, and Schubert: Doric String Quartet, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 5.4.2016. (BJ)