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Peter Brook’s Musicality

21/01/202019/05/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Battlefield from the Mahabharata, written by Jean-Claude Carrièrre: C.I.C.T. Theatre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, directed by Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne. Music by Toshi Tsuchitori; Costumes by Oria Puppo; Lighting by Philippe Vialatte. Teatro Argentina, Rome 14.5.2016. (JB)

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Grigory Sokolov Carries His Audience With Him Every Inch of the Way

21/04/201617/04/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Schumann & Chopin:  Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Grigory Sokolov (piano).  Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome.  15.4.2016. (JB)

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Roberto González-Monjas and Kit Armstrong Looking for Beethoven

17/02/201613/02/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Beethoven: Roberto González-Monjas (violin) Kit Armstrong (piano) Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome.  Sala Sinopoli,  Parco della Musica 12.02.2016. (JB)

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When Geniality Meets Creativity: Haydn in Rome

04/01/201624/12/2015 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Haydn, The Creation: Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.  Chorus Master, Ciro Visco.  Christiane Karg (soprano)  Benjamin Bruns (tenor)  Günther Grosissböck  (bass) / Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor). Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome 21.12.2015. (JB)

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A Salutary Reminder of the Essence of Chamber Music from the Ebéne Quartet

14/12/201513/12/2015 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Haydn, Ravel, Schumann,  Ebéne Quartet: Pierre Colambet and Gabriel Le Magadure (violins), Adrien Boisseau (viola), Raphael Merlin (cello) with Mitsuko Uchida (piano).  Sala Sinopoli, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome 11.12.2015. (JB)

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The Triumph of Verdi’s Misunderstood Opera at La Scala’s Opening

30/12/202010/12/2015 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Verdi, Giovanna d’Arco:  Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Milan.  Conductor, Riccardo Chailly.  Seen and heard in Direct Transmission  through RAI at cinema Barberini Rome 7.12. 2015. (JB)

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Alexandre Tharaud‘s Amazing Arts and Crafts during Amour

14/12/201506/12/2015 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Ravel, Grieg, Beethoven – Alexandre Tharaud (piano): Sala Sinopoli, Santa Cecilia, Rome.  4.12.2015. (JB)

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Rome Sees French Thinking  in Spanish and a Russian in English

09/12/201525/11/2015 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Lalo and Tchaikovsky.  Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.  Conductor, Vasily Petrenko.  Ray Chen (violin) Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome.  21.11.2015 (JB)

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