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INTERNATIONAL CONCERT  INDEX  JANUARY - AUGUST 2008

Ben Heppner and Asher Fisch in Recital McCaw Hall, Seattle, 28.08.08 (BJ)

Salzburg Festival 2008  (3) Bartók, Schubert, J. Strauss jr.: Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst / Kim Kashkashian, Large Festival House, Salzburg  24.8.2008 (JFL)

Salzburg Festival 2008  (2) Bartók, Debussy, Ravel, Webern: Quatuor Ébène, Mozarteum, Salzburg  18.8.2008 (JFL)

Aspen Music Festival (13): Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder, pianist Marc-André Hamelin in recital, pianist Jonathan Biss plays Mozart. 18. 8.2008 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (12): Edgar Meyer, bass, and Chris Thile, mandolin; Massenet's Cendrillon. 15. 8.2008 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (11): Sokolov plays Bartok, Eaglen sings Strauss, American String Quartet plays Schubert, Webern, Bruckner. 11.8.2008 (HS)

Beethoven, Janáček, Shostakovich, and Schubert:  Seattle Chamber Music Society, The Overlake School, Redmond, Washington, 8.8.2008 (BJ)

Whangarei Music Society, in association with Chamber Music NZ:  Tawahi Trio -  Donald O’Neil (viola), Jean-Michel Bertelli (clarinet), Richard Beauchamp (piano) Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangarei, New Zealand, 7.8.2008 (PSe)

Aspen Music Festival (10): Mario Formenti takes on Messiaen's Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus, American String Quartet plays Haydn, Debussy and Beethoven, Vladimir Feltsman plays and conducts Bach, Shostakovich and Mozart. 8.8.2008 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (9): Isbin plays Rodrigo; Haefliger, Zinman take on Brahms, Beethoven; chamber music premiere. 4.8.2008 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (8): Robert McDuffie violin recital, John O'Conor plays Schubert, Percussion Ensemble. 1.8.2008 (HS

Munich Opera Festival 2008 (8): Verdi, Tchaikowsky, Loewe, Porter, Von Reznicek, Lehar, Soloists: Karita Mattila (soprano)  Thomas Hampson (baritone) Bayerische Staatsorchester,  conductor, Kent Nagano Nationaltheater Munich. 28.7.2008 (JMI)

Aspen Music Festival (7): Slatkin conducts Copland, Kalichstein plays Beethoven, Gerhaher sings Schumann, Shaham plays Khatchaturian, Wolff conducts Shostakovich. 28. 7.2008 (HS)

International Keyboard Institute & Festival (2): Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Mannes Concert Hall, New York City, 26.7.2008 (BH)

Aspen Music Festival (6): Dinnerstein's Goldberg Variations, Haefliger's Schubert and Brahms, American Brass Quintet. 25.7.2008 (HS)

International Keyboard Institute & Festival: Philippe Entremont (piano), Mannes Concert Hall, New York City, 23.7.2008 (BH)

Aspen Music Festival (5): Salerno-Sonnenburg in Piazzola, Bronfman in Prokofiev, Joyce Yang, Ying Quartet. 20.7.2008 (HS)

Munich Opera Festival 2008 (1 and 2) : Two Song Evenings (Beethoven, Schumann, Mahler, Wolf / Handel, Haydn, Mozart) :  Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) & Graham Johnson (piano) / Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo) & Charles Spencer (piano). Munich Opera Festival 2008, Prinzregententheater, Munich, 2.07.2008  / 19.7.2008 (JFL)

Whangarei Music Society - Piano Recital : Oleg Marshev (pf.), Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangarei, New Zealand, 17.7.2008 (PSe)

Aspen Music Festival (4): Bronfman-Shaham-Harrell Trio powers through Shostakovich; pianist Ann Schein plays Chopin, Schubert. 18. 7.2008 (HS)

Second Cuvilliés Chamber Concert:  Bavarian State Opera, Opera Festival 2008:   Hornists of the Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, Cuvilliés Theater, Munich  15.7.2008 (JFL)

Tiroler Festspiele Erl 2008: Mahler,  Symphony No.8 Soloists, Tiroler Festspiele Orchestra and Chorus, Wiltener Sängerknaben, Gustav Kuhn (conductor), Innsbruck, Austria.  13.7.2008 (JFL)

Beethoven: Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Lioba Brauns (mezzo), Steve Davislim (tenor), Guido Jentjens (bass), Munich Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Philharmonie at the Gasteig, Munich – Special concert for the 850th anniversary of the city of Munich. 12. 7.2008 (JFL)

Aspen Music Festival (3): Kim plays Beethoven Concerto No. 5 with Shui, Ax plays Mozart and Strauss with Zinman, Chang assays Sibelius with Conlon. 11 - 13.7. 2008 (HS)

Sibelius, Szymanowski, Tchaikovsky: Soloists,  Grant Park Chorus (Christopher Bell Chorus Director) Grant Park Orchestra, Hannu Lintu, conductor,  Chicago, 11.7. 2008 (JLZ)

Rachmaninov, Lalo, Turina: Vadim Repin (violin), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Philharmonie at the Gasteig, Munich  10.7.2008 (JFL)

Aspen Music Festival (2): Cavani Quartet, four-hand piano with Joseph Kalichstein, Yefim Bronfman, Emmanuel Ax and Misha Dichter; Rossini's  "La Cenerentola." 11.7.2008 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (1): Golijov's "Azul," Julia Fischer, Gil Shaham, and others. 7. 7.2008 (HS)

R.Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Brahms: Adrianne Pieczonka, Munich Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Philharmonie at the Gasteig, Munich  6.7.2008 (JFL)

Festival d’Aix en Provence (3) :  Haydn Toru Yasunaga (violin), Ludwig Quandt (’cello), Albrecht Meyer (oboe), Daniele Damiano (bassoon). Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix en Provence. 6.7.2008 (MB)

Wagner and Mahler: Gerard Schwarz, cond., Jane Eaglen, soprano, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 28.6.2007 (BJ)

Grant Park Music Festival 2008 (2) : Vaughan Williams, Britten, and Bartok Karina Gauvinl, soprano, Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar (conductor) Chicago 28.6.2008 (JLZ)

Port Townsend Music Festival 2008: Schubert, Auerbach, and Brahms Tokyo String Quartet; Attacca String Quartet; Helen Callus, viola; Joseph F. Wheeler Theater, Port Townsend, WA, 27.6.2008 (BJ)

Beethoven, Ravel, Bartok, Say:  Fazil Say (Piano), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Violin), ENKA Auditorium, Istanbul, 27.6.2008 (AM)

Dvorak and Mahler: Michael Schade (tenor) Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor), Herkulessaal, Munich  26.6.2008 (JFL)

Dvořák, Tchaikovsky: Julia Fischer (violin), Munich Philharmonic, Yakov Kreizberg (conductor), Philharmonic Hall - Gasteig, Munich 23.6.2008 (JFL)

Hindemith, Bloch, and Franck: Gerard Schwarz, cond., Joshua Roman, cello, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 20.6.2008 (BJ)

Prokofiev/Eisenstein, Alexander Nevsky: Xiang Zhang, cond., Kathryn Weld, mezzo-soprano, John Goberman, producer, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 15.6.2007 (BJ)

Grant Park Music Festival 2008: Beethoven, Missa Solemnis : Soloists Grant Park Carlos Kalmar (conductor) Orchestra and Chorus,  Chicago 14.6.2008 (JLZ)

Bach, Cavalli, Druckman, Kagel, Adès, Carter: Ensemble ACJW, Pablo Heras-Casado (Conductor), Zankel Hall, New York, 13.6.2008 (BH)

Brahms, Dvořák: Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Bavarian State Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor), National Theater, Munich 9. 6.2008 (JFL)

Mahler, Symphony No. 9: New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel (Conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 7.6.2008 (BH)

V. Martín i Soler,  Philistaei a Jonatha dispersi : Academia Bizantina, Coro de Cámara Amaltea. Conductor: Ottavio Dantone. Teatro Martín i  Soler de Valencia. 4. 6.2008 (JMI)

Haydn, Bartók: Lioba Braun - Judith, Rudolf Rosen - Bluebeard, Munich Philharmonic, Hartmut Haenchen (conductor), Philharmonie at the Gasteig, Munich  30.5.2008 (JFL)

Xanthos Ensemble: Jeffrey Means (conductor), Roulette, New York. 24.5.2008 (BH)

Brahms, Ein Deutsches Requiem:  Solveig Kringelborn (soprano), Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone), Swedish Radio Choir, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra/Valeri Gergiev (conductor),De Doelen Concert Hall, Rotterdam, 24.5.2008 (BvW)

Carter, Schumann, Tchaikovsky: Jonathan Biss (piano), James Levine (conductor), The MET Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York. 22.5.2008 (BH)

From Franck to Rachmaninoff: Titos Gouvelis (piano) Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall, 21.5.2008 (BM)

Brahms: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Gasteig, Munich 17/18.5.2008 (JFL)

Handel: Gerard Schwarz, cond., Mark Morris, choreographer, Adrianne Lobel, set designer, Christine Van Loon, costume designer, James F. Ingalls, lighting designer, Christine Brandes and Lisa Saffer, sopranos, John McVeigh, tenor, James Maddalena, baritone, Seattle Symphony and Chorale, Mark Morris Dance Group, Paramount Theater, Seattle, 18.5.2008 (BJ)

The MET Orchestra Plays Mussorgsky: René Pape (bass), The MET Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York. 18.5.2008 (BH)

Food and Music: The American Modern Ensemble,Rob Paterson (conductor), Tenri Cultural Institute, New York. 17.5.2008 (BH)

Haydn, Shostakovich: Bernard Haitink (conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York. 16.5.2008 (BH)

Ravel, Peter Lieberson, Mahler: Kelly O'Connor (mezzo-soprano), Bernard Haitink (conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York. 15.5.2008 (BH)

Schubert: cond. Christoph Eschenbach, Philadelphia Orchestra, Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 15.5.2008 (BJ)

Kaleidoscope - Latin American Nights:  Carel Kraayenhof (Bandoneón), Sydney Symphony Orchestra/ Kristian Jarvii (conductor) Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 15.5.2008 (SW)

 Schumann, Brahms: Antonio Meneses (cello), Daniel Hope (violin), Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Gasteig, Munich 11. 5.2008 (JFL)

Mahler, Symphony No.8 (Symphony of a Thousand):  Soloists, The Philadelphia SingersChorale, The Westminster Symphonic Choir,Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, The American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra /Christoph Eschenbach , Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York City 6.4.2008 (JM)

Respighi, Wuorinen and Vivaldi: Orpheus, Sarah Chang (violin), Robert Ingliss (oboe), Alan Kay (clarinet), Stewart Rose (horn), Carnegie Hall, New York. 10.5.2008 (BH)

Mahler, Ravel and Lieberson: Kelley O'Connor, mezzo soprano, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor) Symphony Center, Chicago 3.5.2008 (JLZ)

Tchaikovsky/Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff: Vadim Gluzman, violin; San Francisco Symphony, James Gaffigan, conductor. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 1.5.2008 (HS)

Mozart and Schubert: Günther Herbig, cond., Garrick Ohlsson, piano, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 20.4.2008 (BJ)

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Mendelssohn, Dvořák, and Sibelius: Günther Herbig, cond., Xavier Phillips, cello, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 24.4.2008 (BJ)

Mozart, Bruch, Vaughan Williams, Beethoven, and Brahms: Stephen Bryant and Rachael Pearson, violins, John Scanlon and Sue Jane Bryant, violas, Richard Treat, cello, The Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA, 25.4.2008 (BJ)

Moniuszko, Offenbach, Franck: Jérôme Pernoo (cello), Bavarian State Orchestra, Marc Minkowski (conductor), National Theater, Munich 21.4.2008 (JFL)

Schubert and Debussy: Radu Lupu (piano). Leipzig Gewandhaus. 19.4.2008 (MB)

Bach, Webern, Berg, and Schoenberg: Scharoun Ensemble and guests, Barbara Hannigan (soprano); Pierre Boulez (conductor). Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal, Berlin. 18.4.2008 (MB)

Ireland, Vaughan Williams, Schubert, Fauré, et al: Bryn Terfel, bass baritone; Malcolm Martineau, piano. Presented by Cal Performances at Zellerbach Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 17.4.2008 (HS)

Ars Musica 2008 Brussels : Scelsi, Ledoux, Martin, Levinas : Hughes Kolp (electric guitar), Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Paul Dessy ,Théâtre Marni, 15.4. 2008 (HC)

Kaleidoscope: The Kurt Elling Trio and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Ben Northey (conductor)  Sydney Opera House. 14.4.2008 (SW)

Beethoven, Mahler: Margarita Höhenrieder (piano); Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden; Fabio Luisi (conductor). Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich. 9.4.2008 (JFL)

Brahms: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 7.4.2008 (HS)

Bossi, Franck, Howells: Robert Costin (organ), Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, 6.4.2008 (BH)

Bach, Durante, Mozart, Haydn, Boccherini: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Sydney City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney 5.4.2008 (ZT)

Mahler, Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) : National Symphony Orchestra, Master Chorale of Washington / Iván Fischer (conductor) Juliane Banse (soprano)Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington DC  4.4 2008 (RRR)

Bruch and Bruckner: Gerard Schwarz, cond., Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 3.4.2008 (BJ)

Bach, Beethoven, and Mussorgsky: Fazil Say (piano). Konzerthaus, Vienna, 3.4.2008 (MB)

Copland, Chausson, León, Bizet: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Dame Felicity Lott (Soprano), Carnegie Hall, New York, 1. 4.2008 (AM)

Liszt, Tchaikovsky, and Saint-Saëns: Jun Märkl, cond., Horacio Gutiérrez, piano, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 27.3.2008 (BJ)

Keys to the Future III: Lisa Moore, Tatjana Rankovich, Joseph Rubenstein, Yukiko Tanaka (pianists), Renee Weiler Concert Hall, New York City, 27.3.2008 (AM)

Keys to the Future II: Amy Briggs Dissanayake, David Friend, Stephen Gosling and Joseph Rubenstein (pianists), Renee Weiler Concert Hall, New York City, 26.3.2008 (BH)

Keys to the Future I: Marina Lomazov, Blair McMillen, Tatjana Rankovich and Joseph Rubenstein (pianists), Renee Weiler Concert Hall, New York City, 25.3.2008 (BH)

Mozart, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky: Barry Douglas, cond. and piano, Camerata Ireland, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 24.3.2008 (BJ

 Liszt, Strauss, and Dvořák: Elizabeth Stoyanovich, conductor, Jeffrey Fair, horn, Bremerton Symphony Orchestra, Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, 22.3.2008 (BJ)

Pauline Viardot and Friends: Melody Moore, soprano; Fredericka von Stade, mezzo soprano; Vladimir Chernov, baritone; Peter Grunberg, piano; Marilyn Horne, host and narrator; a salon presented by San Francisco Performances at Herbst Hall, San Francisco, 22.3.2008 (HS)

Ravel, Liszt, and Bartók: Daniel Barenboim (piano), Lang Lang (piano), Torsten Schönfeld (percussion), Dominic Oelze (percussion). Philharmonie, Berlin 22.3.2008 (MB)

Bach,  Mass in B minor: Gerard Schwarz, cond., Sarah Coburn, soprano, Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano, Stanford Olsen, Tenor, Charles Robert Austin, bass-baritone, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 21.3.2008 (BJ)

Messiaen and Bach: Julia Kleiter (soprano), Angelika Kirchschlager (alto), Andreas Weller (tenor), Alfred Reiter (bass), Steven Osborne (piano), Valérie Hartmann-Clavérie (ondes martenot). Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey (chorus master), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ingo Metzmacher (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 21.3.2008 (MB)

Brahms, Schoenberg, and Wagner: Lang Lang (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 20.3.2008 (MB)

Schubert :  Christine Schäfer (soprano); Eric Schneider (piano). Herkulessaal, Munich, 19.3. 2008 (JFL)

 'Sublime', Elgar, Vaughan Williams and others: Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (Artistic Director/Lead Violin), Katie Noonan (Voice), Cameron Deyell (Electric Guitar, Angel Place Recital Hall, Sydney, 15.3.2008 (SW)

Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, and Strauss: Gerard Schwarz, cond., James Ehnes, violin, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 15.3.2008 (BJ)

Mahler : Symphony No 8 : Soloists, Massed Choirs and Orchestras, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Palais Omnisports de Paris, Bercy, France, 6.3.2008 (AO)

Mendelssohn, Gabriela Lena Frank, Beethoven: Brentano String Quartet, presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 5.3.2008 (HS)

Either/Or plays Helmut Lachenmann: Either/Or, Goethe Institut, New York City, 10. 3. 2008 (BH)

Hartke, Crumb, and Golijov: Dawn Upshaw, soprano, Orquesta Los Pelegrinos, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 29.2.2008 (BJ)

Dvorak, Tubin, Nielsen: Johannes Moser (cello), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (conductor), Philharmonie at the Gasteig, Munich  29.02.2008 (JFL)

Spotlight on Frederic Rzewski: Lisa Moore (piano), Greenwich House Music School New York City, 28.2.2008 (AM)

Hartke, Crumb, Golijov: Members of eighth blackbird; Orquestra Los Pelegrinos; Dawn Upshaw, soprano. Presented by Cal Performances, Zellberbach Hall, Berkeley, California, 1.3.2008 (HS)

Mozart, C.P.E. Bach, and Beethoven: Gerard Schwarz, cond., Scott Goff, flute, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 28.2.2008 (BJ)

Berio, Berlioz, Stravinsky: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 26.2.2008 (BH)

Pintscher, Bartók, Debussy: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 25.2.2008 (BH)

Brescianello, Rosano, Handel, Heinichen, Porpora: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer Artistic Director with guest countertenor Andreas Scholl; Sydney Recital Hall, Sydney, 23.2.2007 (ZT)

Webern, Mozart, Berg, R. Strauss: Alfred Brendel (piano), Deborah Voigt (soprano), The MET Orchestra, James Levine (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York 17.2.2008 (BH)

Copland, Barber, Liszt, Bizet: Arnaldo Cohen (pianist), Oregon Symphony / Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland 17.2.2008 (JB)

Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky: Vladimir Jurowski, cond., Stephen Hough, piano, Russian National Orchestra, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 17.2.2008 (BJ)

 Galina Ustvolskaya—Hidden Genius: Continuum, Merkin Concert Hall, New York, 16.2.2008 (BH)

Wagner, Jones, and Dvořák: Gerard Schwarz, cond., John Cerminaro, horn, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16.2.2008 (BJ)

Messiaen Turangalîla-symphonie: Nicolas Hodges (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot), Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor and moderator), Carnegie Hall, New York, 15.2.2008 (BH)

Schubert, Brahms: Stephen Hough, piano; Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, conductor. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 14.2.2008 (HS)

Bach :   Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Herkulessaal, Munich, 12.2. 2008 (JFL)

Cecilia Bartoli's Maria Malibrán Concert: Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo soprano) Basel Kammerorchester/ Julia Schröder (Conductor)  Auditorio de Valladolid. 12. 2.2008. (JMI)

Susan Graham in Madrid:   Teatro Real's 14th Lieder Series. Gounod, Saint Saens, Paladilhe and others. Susan Graham (mezzosoprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid  11.2.2008. (JMI)

Ligeti, Liszt, Scriabin, Bartók, Ravel:  Yuja Wang (piano) Presented by San Francisco Performances at Herbst Hall, San Francisco, 10.2.2008 (HS)

Varèse, Herbert, and Rachmaninoff: Michael Stern, cond., Lynn Harrell, cello, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 8.2.2008 (BJ)

 R. Strauss, Mahler: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 6.2.2008 (BH)

Ketting, Prokofiev, Brahms: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 5.2.2008 (BH)

Debussy, Berlioz: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 4.2.2008 (BH)

Adams, Beethoven, Schumann: Kirill Gerstein (pianist), Oregon Symphony / Gregory Vajda (conductor), Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland 3.2.2008 (JB)

"1938": American Modern Ensemble, Robert Paterson (conductor), Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, 3.2.2008 (BH)

Berio, Berlioz, and Stravinsky: Susan Graham (mezzo soprano) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Symphony Center, Chicago 2.2.2008 (JLZ)

Adés, Haydn: Munich Philharmonic, Markus Stenz (conductor), Philharmonie at the Gasteig, Munich  30. 1.2008 (JFL)

Brahms, Prokofiev and R. Strauss: Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo) / Orfeón Pamplonés (choir) / Basque National Orchestra / Cristian Mandeal (conductor) Palacio Euskalduna, Bilbao, Spain 30.1.2008. (ED)

Debussy, Schoenberg, and Brahms: Ingo Metzmacher, cond., Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 31.1.2008 (BJ)

Bach and Rachmaninoff: Jeremy Denk and Adam Neiman, pianos, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle  26.1.2008 (BJ)

Schumann and Bruckner: Radu Lupu (piano), New York Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 26.1.2008 (BH)

The Baltimore Consort in Fort Worth: First Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth, Texas. 26.1.2008 (KS)

Ravel, De Falla, Debussy : Nicholas Angelich (piano), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor),De Doelen Concert Hall, Rotterdam, 26.1.2008 (BvW)

Berio and Brahms: Synergy Vocals, Steven Stucky (host), New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 25.1.2008 (BH)

Mozart, Dorman, Ravel: Martin Grubinger (percussion), Munich Philharmonic, Juraj Valcuha (conductor), Philharmonie at the Gasteig, Munich  24.1.2008 (JFL

Messiaen, Mahler: San Francisco Symphony, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 24.1.2008 (HS)

Schubert: Ian Bostridge, tenor, Julius Drake, piano, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 24.1.2008 (BJ)

Walton, Bach, Rodrigo, and Sarasate: Gil Shaham, violin, Akira Eguchi, piano, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.1.2008 (BJ)

Gluck, Rossini, Bizet: Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo -soprano) National Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian Radio. Conductor: Rossen Milanov, The Concert Hall, Valladolid, Spain 22.1.2008 (JMI)

Beethoven, Shostakovich: Vadim Repin (soloist), West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Philharmonie at the Gasteig, Munich  21.1.2008 (JFL)

MacMillan, Mendelssohn: Sharin Apostolou (soprano), Amy Jo Arrington (soprano), Ted deChatelet (actor), Maureen Porter (Actor), Oregon Symphony / Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland 20.1.2008 (JB)

Brahms, Liszt and Scriabin: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), New York Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 19.1.2008 (BH)

Mozart and Haydn: Jaime Laredo, cond./violin, Elisa Barston, violin, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 19.1.2008 (BJ)

From Bruch to Piazzolla : Renato Ripo, cello and Péter Nagy, piano, Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall, January 16.1. 2008  (BM)

Bartók, Debussy, Chopin, Dukas: Ingrid Fliter (piano), Oregon Symphony / Gregory Vajda (conductor), Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland 13. 1.2008 (JB)

Mustafa Erdogan,  Mevlana Oratorio:  Ankara State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Concert Master: Tayfun Bozok, 11.1.2008 (BM)

Handel, A. Marcello, J.C. Bach, and Rameau: Gary Thor Wedow, cond, Ben Hausmann, oboe, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 11.1.2008 (BJ)

Bach and Beethoven: Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, conductor, Jessica Jones, soprano, Meredith Arwady, mezzo-soprano, Stephen Rumph (Bach) and Richard Cox (Beethoven), tenors, Clayton Brainerd, bass-baritone, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 29.12.2007 (BJ)

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Johann Strauss, Jr., Mozart, and Beethoven: Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, conductor, Stewart Goodyear, piano, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 5.1.2008 (BJ)

The Crossing: Mark Anderson (organ), Donald Nally (conductor), The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 21.12.2007 (BH)

 Bach, Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Soloists, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Ton Koopman (conductor), Michael Gläser (choir) Herkulessaal, Munich 19.12.2007 (JFL)

Weill / Kaiser, Der Silbersee: (Concert Performance)  Soloists. Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin Rundfunkchor Berlin,  Ingo Metzmacher (conductor) Philharmonie, Berlin 16.12. 2007 (MB)

Wagner, Elgar, Nielsen: Franz Bartolomey (Violincello), Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Großer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, 16.12.2007 (MBr)

'Inside the Music': Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4: Andrey Boreyko (conductor), Gerard McBurney (narrator and creative director), F. Murray Abraham (actor), New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall, 14.12.2007 (BH)

Handel, Messiah: Christian Knapp, conductor, Celena Shafer, soprano, Charlotte Hellekant, mezzo-soprano, David Ossenfort, tenor, Harold Wilson, bass, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 13.12. 2007

Gabrieli, Britten, MacMillan: Munich Philharmonic, James MacMillan (conductor), Daniel Hope (violin), Gasteig, Munich 12.12.2007 (JFL)

Handel,  Messiah: Elizabeth Stoyanovich, conductor, Jessica Robins Milanese, soprano, Kathryn Weld, mezzo-soprano, Stephen Wall, tenor, Barry Johnson, baritone, Bremerton Symphony Concert Chorale, Bremerton Symphony Orchestra, Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, 15.12. 2007 (BJ)

Stravinsky, Haydn  and Hindemith: Staatskapelle Berlin, Pinchas Zukerman (violin, viola, conductor) Philharmonie, Berlin 11.12. 2007 (MB)

Bach, Schumann, Chihara, Theofanidis: Christian Zacharias (piano), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 8.12.2007 (BH)

Nino Rota, Franck: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor) Gasteig, Munich 6.12.2007 (JFL)

Stravinsky, Borodin: Soloists, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Kirov Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 4.12.2007 (BH)

Berlioz, Dutilleux, Duparc, Debussy: Renée Fleming (soprano), James Levine (conductor), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall 3.12.2007 (BH)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden) : (concert performance) Soloists, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Kirov Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 2.12.2007 (BH)

Haydn, Bartok, Schumann: Takacs Quartet, Joyce Yang, piano; presented by Cal Performances at Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 2.12.2007 (HS)

Glinka, Stravinsky: Soloists, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Kirov Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 1.12.2007 (BH)