United States Britten, Stamitz, and Haydn: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Dirk Brossé (conductor), Ayane Kozasa (viola), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 10.11.2014 (BJ)
Philadelphia
Tackling a Supreme Pianistic Challenge
United States Beethoven: Beth Levin (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 19.11.2014 (BJ)
Mature Mastery from a Young Czech Conductor
United States Janáček, Beethoven, Dvořák: André Watts (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 15.11.2014 (BJ)
Spectacular Music-Making by a French String Quartet
United States Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Bartók: Quatuor Ébène, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 14.11.2014 (BJ)
A Wonderfully Rugged Book 1 of “The Forty-Eight” from Aimard
United States Bach: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 11.11.2014 (BJ)
Two Concerts with a Spotlight on the “King of Instruments”
United States Mahler: Angela Meade (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Westminster Symphonic Choir (Joe Miller, director), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 2.11.2014 (BJ)
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Buxtehude, Paulus, and Elgar: Ken Cowan (organ), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 8.11.2014 (BJ)
More Excitement than Repose from Jurowski and Ibragimova
United States Anderson, Mozart, and Strauss: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 25.10.2014 (BJ)
“New-ish” Juilliard Quartet Lives up to Its Tradition
United States Berg and Schubert: Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Juilliard Quartet, Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 24.10.2014 (BJ)