| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 6-Apr-2013 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | Elina Garanča's NYC recital debut is calm, cool and collected |
 Elina Garanča can always be counted on for a coolly polished performance. Her silvery mezzo is beautiful, even throughout her range, and impeccably on pitch. She is musically tasteful, and her sound has grown in recent years. But something often seems to be missing. While she’s too accomplished to call bland, her performances rarely show evidence of a beating heart. On Saturday night, her Carnegie Hall recital debut kept in character, showing an excellent singer rather than an effective communicator.
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| 20-Sep-2012 Wigmore Hall | A moving tribute to Kathleen Ferrier at the Wigmore Hall |
 Marian Anderson, the famed African-American contralto, once remarked of Kathleen Ferrier, “My God, what a voice – and what a face!” This concert was a Centenary Celebration of Ferrier’s art at the Wigmore Hall, and I reflected (not for the first time) how aptly Anderson’s words could also apply to Alice Coote, the evening’s distinguished soloist. Several approaches with regard to programming could have been taken to recall Ferrier’s repertoire, from a focus on English song and traditionals to German Lieder, or mixing the two.Read full review... | |
| 25-Mar-2012 University of Leeds: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall | Kathleen Ferrier Award Winner Kitty Whately in Leeds |
 On Sunday afternoon the most recent recipient of the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Award, Kitty Whately, was welcomed to the Clothworkers’ Hall by Leeds Lieder, an organisation founded in the hope of introducing art song to a new audience. Accompanied by pianist Christopher Glynn, the up-and-coming mezzo soprano performed a varied programme featuring German, French and English songs, delighting the Leeds audience with her beautiful voice and innate understanding of the repertoire.
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