Le chant du dindon – Nostalgic Circus Tale Enchants
By Taylor White and Aleshia Jensen Le chant du dindon: Until July 24The North American premiere of Le chant du dindon, performed by the family-run…
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The Canadian Music Competition: 2011 Grand Prize winners
By Rona NadlerThe Canadian Music Competition has announced its 2011 Grand Prize winners. Over two hundred young musicians from all over the country competed in…
Mark Adamo : Little Women
Stephanie Novacek (Jo), Joyce DiDonato (Meg), Chad Shelton (Laurie), Stacey Tappan (Beth), Margaret Lloyd (Amy), Daniel Belcher (John Brooke) Houston Grand Opera Orchestra/Patrick Summers Mise…
Kimmo Pohjonen/Samuli Kosminen: Uniko
Kimmo Pohjonen, accordion & voice; Samuli Kosminen, string & accordion samples, programming; Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Jeffrey Ziegler, cello)…
Italian Concertos
Alison Balsom, trompette; Scottish Ensemble EMI 4560942 (61 min 46 s) HHHHII Depuis dix ans, la charmante Alison Balsom a su convaincre le monde de…
John Adams Portrait
Angèle Dubeau, violon; Louise Bessette, piano; La Pietà Analekta AN 2 8732 (60 min 36 s) ***** Le compositeur américain John Adams s’illustre principalement dans…
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 1-10
Vocal soloists; Schweizer Kammerchor; Zürcher Sängerknaben; WDR Rundfunkchor Köln; Kinderchor Kaltbrunn; Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/David Zinman RCA Red Seal 88697 72723-2 (15 Hybrid SACD – 794…
Still Dangerous After 181 Years?
By Frank Cadenhead The new brochure of the 2011-2012 season at Paris’s Opéra-Comique only arrived in the past few days and has already caused a…
Lang Lang and Roberto Alagna Share the Stage
by Frank CadenheadIt was a high-risk venture that finished as a major triumph in Paris on Tuesday night (March 29, 2011). The superstar pianist Lang…
Victoires de la Musique Classique in France
By Frank Cadenhead The prime-time live telecast Monday night, February 14, of the French show Victoires de la Musique Classique was already good news. This is…
