United States Rossini and Puccini: Lio Kuokman (conductor), Curtis Opera Theatre Soloists and Orchestra, Stephanie Havey (director), Brandon McNeel (sets), Amy Sutton (costumes), Christopher J. Frey (lighting), Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia, 21.11.2014 (BJ)
Philadelphia
Haydn Done Right to End the Evening
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)
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)