United States Tobias Picker, Dolores Claiborne: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 18.9.2013 (HS)
Dolores Claiborne an Earnest Failure
Harvey Steiman
Beethoven, With Finesse, Tops Festival Weekend
United States Aspen Music Festival (11): Emerson String Quartet, Jamie Barton (mezzo soprano), Sarah Chang (violin), Stefan Jackiw (violin), Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), Inon Barnatan (piano), James Feddeck (conductor), David Robertson (conductor). 13.8-9-10.2013 (HS)
Visceral Violin vs. Sputtering Cabaret
United States Aspen Music Festival (10): Sylvia McNair (soprano), Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (violin). 9.8.2013 (HS)
Worth the Wait for “Schicchi” in Aspen’s Puccini Pairing
United States Aspen Music Festival (9): Tomáš Netopil (conductor), James Marvel (director). Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado. 1.8.2013 (HS)
Percussionist, Cellist Upstage Big Names at Aspen (8)
United States Aspen Music Festival (8): Aspen Percussion Ensemble, Kyrill Gerstein (piano), American String Quartet; Harris Hall, Aspen, CO. 29-31.7.2013 (HS)
Aspen’s Peter Grimes an Unalloyed Triumph
United States Aspen Music Festival (7): Britten, Soloists, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado. 27.7.2013 (HS)
Shaham’s Uneven Bach Sonatas and Partitas
United States Aspen Music Festival (6): Gil Shaham (violin). Harris Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 24.7.2013 (HS)
DiDonato Triumphs with Rossini
United States Aspen Music Festival (5): Joyce DiDonato (soprano), David Zobel (piano). 23.7.2013 (HS)