On 26 February, Constantine Orbelian led the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, marking its 50th anniversary this season, in works by Haydn, Prokofiev, Rossini, Shostakovich, and Mussorgsky, with the renowned contralto Ewa PodlÈs. Here are two reviews.
Month: February 2006
The Kirov Delivers a Requiem Full of Life
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022500037.html
When the Lyrics Are Fragmentary and the Melodies Elusive
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/23/arts/music/23phil-extra.html
A Journey With Schubert From Restraint to Passion
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/23/arts/music/23zank.html
The Kirov’s ‘Parsifal’: Russo-Profundo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/22/AR2006022202537.html
Opera feels the shock of the new
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18251966%255E16947,00.html
Domingo Re-Ups With Washington, L.A. Operas
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/21/AR2006022101859.html?sub=AR