somewhere in this piece, an outtake from Adams' 1987 opera "Nixon in China." Carneiro didn't lose track. She guided her players through Adams' tricky transitions, which can be beyond abrupt. Full Article at Inside Bay Area

BERKELEY — Joana Carneiro is a conductor who makes us listen. She focuses our concentration as listeners, just as she focuses an orchestra's performance. She shapes the music with grace and precision. She tames and releases its energies. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

G ustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Conducted by Kent Nagano Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor Christian Gerhaher, baritone The OSM, under the direction of Kent Nagano, has given us an exquisite interpretation of Mahler's Das... Full Article at Globe and Mail

B erlioz: Requiem Mass, Op. 5 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Kent Nagano, conductor; Michael Schade, tenor; Michael Zaugg, guest chorus master At Place des Arts in Montreal on Tuesday ****** It's refreshing - no, it's actually exhilarating - that... Full Article at Globe and Mail

MONTREAL – If requiem masses are supposed to be sad and reserved, no one told French composer Hector Berlioz. His 1837 Requiem, Grande Messe des morts, is so big that it competes with Wagner's greatest bombast. Full Article at Barre Montpelier Times-Argus