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Friday, 30 December 2011

Scottish Ballet, 29/12/2011

Tchaikovsky : The Sleeping Beauty

Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet Orchestra
Richard Honner

Friday, 16 December 2011

Royal Ballet (HD broadcast), 15/12/2011

Tchaikovsky : The Sleeping Beauty

The Royal Ballet
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Boris Gruzin

Sunday, 11 December 2011

Thursday, 8 December 2011

No concert review tonight...

... because there were no concerts.  Due to "adverse weather conditions" (it is pretty wild and woolly out there tonight), both the city's concert halls have been closed.  I was looking forward to this one too - Bartok's "Bluebeard's Castle" was on the agenda.  Oh well....

Next event (weather permitting!) : Saturday 10th December.

Saturday, 3 December 2011

RSNO, 3/12/2011

Debussy: Printemps
Shostakovich : Piano Concerto No. 1 (Steven Osborne)
Debussy: Jeux
Shostakovich : Piano Concerto No. 2 (Steven Osborne)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève

Thursday, 1 December 2011

BBCSSO, 1/12/11

Sibelius : Rakastava
Sibelius : Symphony No. 4
Dvorak : Cello Concerto (Andreas Brantelid)

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze

Sunday, 27 November 2011

BRB, 27/11/2011

Tchaikovsky : The Nutcracker

Birmingham Royal Ballet
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Koen Kessels

Saturday, 26 November 2011

CBSO, 26/11/2011

Dukas : The Sorceror's Apprentice
Mozart : Clarinet Concerto (Martin Fröst)
Berlioz : Symphonie fantastique

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner

Friday, 25 November 2011

SCO, 25/11/2011

Beethoven : Coriolan Overture
Beethoven : Piano Concerto No. 2 (Nicholas Angelich)
Mozart : Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Leon Fleischer

Saturday, 19 November 2011

Metropolitan Opera (HD broadcast), 19/11/2011

Philip Glass : Satyagraha

The Skills Ensemble
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Dante Anzolini

Friday, 18 November 2011

BBCSSO, 17/11/2011

Mozart : Violin Concerto No. 5 (Vilde Frang)
Richard Strauss : Highlights from "Der Rosenkavalier"

Twyla Robinson (soprano)
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
Daniela Sindram (mezzo-soprano)

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles

Thursday, 3 November 2011

BBCSSO, 3/11/2011

Debussy : Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien
Berlioz : La Mort de Cléopâtre (Ruxandra Donose, mezzo-soprano)
Julian Anderson : Eden
Sibelius : Symphony No 2

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov

Saturday, 29 October 2011

RSNO, 29/10/2011

Alexander Mackenzie : Benedictus
Martinu : Symphony No. 6 "Fantaisies Symphoniques"
Mozart : Requiem

Sarah-Jane Brandon (soprano)
Jurgita Adamonyté (mezzo-soprano)
Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
Matthew Rose (bass)
RSNO Chorus (Timothy Dean)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Peter Oundjian

Thursday, 20 October 2011

BBCSSO, 20/10/2011

Butterworth : Two English Idylls
Sibelius : Violin Concerto (Akiko Suwanai)
Beethoven : Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze

Friday, 14 October 2011

SCO, 14/10/11

Martin Suckling : storm, rose, tiger
Schumann : Symphony No 4 (1841 version)
Beethoven : Violin Concerto (Viktoria Mullova)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Robin Ticciati

Sunday, 9 October 2011

RSNO, 08/10/11


Debussy : Images Rachmaninoff : Piano Concerto No 3 (Nikolai Lugansky) Royal Scottish National Orchestra Stéphane Denève

Sunday, 19 June 2011

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - The Final - 19/06/2011

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2011
The Final - 19/6/11

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (JS) / Lawrence Foster (LF) (conductors)

Saturday, 18 June 2011

Friday, 17 June 2011

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Day Four - 16/06/11

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2011
Concert Four - 16 June 2011

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Lawrence Foster (conductor)

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Response to comment

Hi, Polaca Cabrera

I found I couldn't reply directly to your comment, much to my annoyance, so am responding in a new post.

No, I'm afraid I have no idea what Marcela Gonzalez's health problem was, but it was most likely the common cold.  It's all too easy to catch one in this country, especially if you're used to a warmer climate!

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Day Three - 15/06/11

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2011
Concert Three - 15 June 2011

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Day Two - 14/06/11

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2011
Concert Two - 14 June 2011

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Lawrence Foster (conductor)

Saturday, 14 May 2011

SCO, 13/05/2011

Mozart : Overture to "The Magic Flute"
              Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"
              Requiem

Susan Gritton (soprano)
Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano)
Steve Davislim (tenor)
David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
SCO Chorus (Gregory Batsleer)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
James Gaffigan

Sunday, 1 May 2011

RSNO, 30/04/2011

Ravel : Alborada del gracioso
Lieberson : Neruda Songs (Kelley O'Connor, mezzo)
Ravel : Rapsodie espagnole
Falla : The Three-Cornered Hat, Suites 1 & 2

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève

Sunday, 24 April 2011

Saturday, 16 April 2011

SCO, 15/04/2011

Mussorgsky (orch. Knussen) : La Couturière; Gopak (Sorochinsky Fair)
Schumann : Cello Concerto (Anssi Karttunen)
Debussy (orch. Caplet) : La Boîte à Joujoux

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Oliver Knussen

Sunday, 10 April 2011

RSNO, 10/04/2011

Kodály: Dances of Galantá
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 (Marc-André Hamelin)
Haydn: Symphony No. 70
Kodály: Háry János Suite

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Gilbert Varga

Sunday, 20 February 2011

RSNO, 19/02/2011

Shostakovich : Violin Concerto No 1 (Mikhail Simonyan)
Sibelius : Symphony No 6
Sibelius : Symphony No 7

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Kristjan Järvi

Sunday, 13 February 2011

Saturday, 29 January 2011

RSNO, 29/01/2011

Dukas : Sorceror's Apprentice
Knussen : Violin Concerto (Leila Josefowicz)
Rachmaninoff : Symphony No 2

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève

SCO Concert 28/01/2011

Delius : Walk to the Paradise Garden
Walton : Viola Concerto (Isabelle van Keulen)
Adams : Shaker Loops
Copland : Appalachian Spring Suite

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Swensen