2011 Concert review digest

Updated: July 20, 2011

Here’s an index of reviews of OBF 2011 concerts. Read the reviews in full with images in the OBF press room or follow the links below to access their original web pages.

Bach, Golijov, and Yo-Yo Ma
Season opener rises to occasion
Register Guard – June 27

Caminos del Inka
Caminos del Inka offers trek through musical landscape
Register Guard – June 27

Schola Cantorum de Venezuela
Virtuosic Latin choir packs UO Beall Hall
Register Guard – June 29

Dido and Aeneas-Portland
Purcell’s opera and two works by Britten receive outstanding performances
Oregon Music News – June 29

Dido and Aeneas-Portland
A rich, though not perfect, staging of ‘Dido and Aeneas’
Register Guard – June 30

Brahms Requiem
Unforgettably thrilling German Requiem
Register Guard – June 30

Joan of Arc at the Stake
Joan of Arc oratorio musically rich, profound
Register Guard – July 5

In Praise of St. Cecilia
Festival sings musical praises of St. Cecilia
Register Guard – July 10

Schola Cantorum de Venezuela-Portland
Electrifying concert in Portland
Oregon Music News – July 10

Shai Wosner recital
Shai Wosner makes big impression on the piano
Register Guard – July 11

David Higgs organ recital in Portland
Bach + Liszt + Rosales organ = Wow!
Oregon Music News – July 12

Handel and Beethoven in Portland
Halls leads superb Handel concert
Oregon Music News – July 13

Beethoven No. 9 in Eugene
Finale gets better with each movement
Register-Guard – July 13

9:00 am • Wednesday • July 20, 2011