United States Brahms, Brown, Dvořák: Emanuel Ax (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 1.12.2018. (BJ)
Philadelphia
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)
Ne Quittez Pas – Reimagining Poulenc’s La voix humaine
United States Festival O18 [3] – Ne Quittez Pas: Soloists / Christopher Allen (music director & pianist), Opera Philadelphia, Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia. 22.9.2018. (RP)
Sky on Swings – Love in the Time of Alzheimer’s
United States Festival O18 [2] – Lembit Beecher, Sky on Swings: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera Philadelphia / Geoffrey McDonald (conductor), Opera Philadelphia, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts – Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, 22.9.2018. (RP)
Brenda Rae Is a Stunning Lucia for Opera Philadelphia
United States Festival O18 [1] – Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Philadelphia / Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 21.9.2018. (RP)
A Tosca of High Artistry and Overwhelming Conviction
United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Philadelphia Symphonic Choir (director: Joe Miller), Philadelphia Boys Choir (artistic director: Jeffrey R. Smith), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 19.5.2018. (BJ)