United States Czerny, Wernick, and Schumann: Trio Cleonice, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 15.3.2015 (BJ)
Philadelphia
Worthy Tribute to a Well-Loved Conductor
Beethoven and Falla: Jorge Federico Osorio (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 13.3.2015 (BJ)
“A Decoration of Silence”: Exquisite Lute-Playing by Nigel North
United States Johnson, Van Wilder, de Rippe, Dowland, da Milano, Dalza, and Byrd: Nigel North (lute), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 11.3.2015 (BJ)
Stylish Eloquence in a Week with Emanuel Ax
United States Martinů, Mozart, and Schumann: Philadelphia Orchestra musicians, Emanuel Ax (piano), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 6.3.2015 (BJ)
A Perceptive and Witty Ariadne auf Naxos
United States Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia, Chas Rader-Schieber (director), David Zinn (set designer), Jacob A. Climer (costume designer), Mike Inwood (lighting designer), Curtis Symphony Orchestra, George Manahan (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 8.3.2015 (BJ)
No Signs of World-Weariness in a Quartet’s Delightful Haydn
United Kingdom Haydn, Reger, and Schoenberg: Orion String Quartet, Peter Serkin (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 20.2.2015 (BJ)
Four Minus One Pieces of Excellent Music
United States Wagner, Berg, Ligeti, and Debussy: Gil Shaham (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 22.2.2015 (BJ)
Viennese Schools of Two Centuries
United States Schoenberg, Schubert, and Beethoven: Lars Vogt (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 18.2.2015 (BJ)