Scottish Ballet, 29/12/2011

Tchaikovsky : The Sleeping Beauty

Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet Orchestra
Richard Honner

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

Tchaikovsky : The Sleeping Beauty

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

Metropolitan Opera (HD broadcast) 10/12/2011

Gounod : Faust

Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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.

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

BBCSSO, 1/12/11

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

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze

BRB, 27/11/2011

Tchaikovsky : The Nutcracker

Birmingham Royal Ballet
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Koen Kessels

CBSO, 26/11/2011

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

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner

SCO, 25/11/2011

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

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Leon Fleischer

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

Philip Glass : Satyagraha

The Skills Ensemble
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Dante Anzolini

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

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

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

BBCSSO, 20/10/2011

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

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze

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

RSNO, 08/10/11

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

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)

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Song Prize Final - 17/06/2011

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2011
Song Prize - Final - 17/6/2011

Simon Lepper (SL) / Llyr Williams (LW) - accompanist

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)

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)

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)

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Day One - 13/06/11

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

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

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

Metropolitan Opera (HD broadcast), 23/04/2011

Richard Strauss : Capriccio

Metropolitan Chorus and Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis

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

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

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

Metropolitan Opera (HD broadcast), 12/02/2011

John Adams : Nixon in China

Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
John Adams

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