United States Schubert: Orion String Quartet, Peter Wiley (cello), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 17.2.2019. (BJ)
In Philadelphia, Total Mastery in Schubert from the Orion String Quartet
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Opera Philadelphia and Britten’s Dream: Magical Enough, If Not Inspired
United States Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera Philadelphia / Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 10.2.2019. (BJ)
A Keenlyside Recital at Once Ravishing and Baffling
United States Schubert, Poulenc, Brahms, Ravel: Sir Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 7.12.2018. (BJ)
Three Years Later, Nézet-Séguin’s Retake of Messiah
United States Handel, Messiah: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Christophe Dumaux (countertenor), Jonas Hacker (tenor), Philippe Sly (bass-baritone), Westminster Symphonic Choir (director: Joe Miller), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 8.12.2018. (BJ)
A Brahms Second Piano Concerto To Make You Think
United States Brahms, Brown, Dvořák: Emanuel Ax (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 1.12.2018. (BJ)
A Weekend Spanning Five Centuries of (Mostly) English Music
United States Purcell, Handel, Tippett, Britten: 17 & 18.11.2018. (BJ)
Imogen Cooper Couples Intensity and Subtlety
United States Haydn, Adès, Beethoven, Schubert: Imogen Cooper (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 8.11.2018. (BJ)
A Dazzling Celebration of Gary Graffman’s 90th birthday
United States Thomas, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky: Haochen Zhang (piano), Curtis Symphony Orchestra / Giancarlo Guerrero and Yue Bao (conductors), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 28.10.2018. (BJ)