Who have you seen LIVE?

[roger]

Who have you seen performing live in concert? Please limit this to artists from the world of Classical / Crossover. In my case, some of these may only have performed one or two numbers at events such as the Classical Brit Awards but they all count. Since I began to follow Hayley nealry 3½ years ago, I have seen the following:

All Angels
Amici Forever
Alison Balsom
Joshua Bell
Nicola Benedetti
Blake
Bond
Alfie Boe
Cantamus
Jose Carreras
Celtic Tenors
The Choirboys
Natalie Clein
Juan Diego Florez
Placido Domingo
Duel
Catrin Finch
Connie Fisher
Renee Fleming
Mario Frangoulis
Fron Male Vouce Choir
G4
James Galway
Lesley Garrett
Vittorio Grigolo
Holly Holyoake
Il Divo
Janine Jansen
Karl Jenkins
Katherine Jenkins
Emma Johnson
Aled Jones
Keedie
Nigel Kennedy
Myleene Klass
Lang Lang
Libera
Julian Lloyd Webber
Natasha Marsh
Amy Nuttall
Opera Babes
Paul Potts
Alex Prior
John Rutter
Becky Jane Taylor
Kiri Te Kanawa
Tenors Unlimited
Vanessa Mae
Russell Watson
Hayley Westenra!!!
Sophie Westenra
Isaac Westenra

Roger

[Stephany]

Your list is extremely impressive, Roger.
Apart from Hayley, is there one artist who impressed you most?

As for myself, my answer will be quick : I have seen none in live. Hopefully, Hayley will be the first.

[roger]

Hi Stephany,

Ouch, that's a difficult question. If I may, I will give three different answers for three different reasons.

Cantamus - because theirs is not normally the kind of music that I would choose to listen to, but I enjoyed their performance much more than I expected.

Mario Frangoulis - because he is the best tenor I have ever heard and he introduces a little humour into his performance and is a thoroughly nice guy. (He supported Hayley during the Pure tour in 2004.)

Becky Jane Taylor - who surely has the most powerful voice I have ever heard but that doesn't reduce its beauty. She is the only singer who literally left me gasping for air.

Had you asked who I enjoyed the most or who I would most like to see again (other than Hayley), that would have been very much easier. Without a doubt, All Angels.

Roger

[Belinda]

Yes Very impressive Roger


Mine i could probably fit on one hand

Hayley Westenra
The Choir Boys
Sophie Westenra
Isaac Westenra
Ben Morrison
Hinewehi Mohi
Brandon Pou
Shaun Dixon
Dame Malvina Major
Fiona Pears

Belinda

[Oksana]

I, like Stephany, have not seen any... yet!

A great list, Roger!

[Ross]

I certainly cannot beat Roger.
I have seen the following:-
Hayley a few times in Christchurch.
Amici Forever a couple of times who were great.
Yulia a lot of times in NZ. I love Yulia.
Dame Malvina Major
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra a lot of times.
Ben Morrison a young violinist from Christchurch.
Fiona Pears in several concerts.
Tenors Unlimited at an All Black game.

[Joe]

My list (so far)isn't very much.

H a y l e y W e s t e n r a
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[stevemacdonald]

Hayley Westenra (backed by Fiona & Ian)

Kiri Te Kanawa

Charlotte Church

[Richard]

Hello Roger and everybody!

From memory...

Hayley Westenra
Aled Jones
Duel
Sophie Westenra
Isaac Westenra
Katherine Jenkins
Libera
Fiona Pears
Mario Frangoulis
José Carreras
The Choirboys
Il Divo
Juliette Pochin
Tenors Unlimited
Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming
All Angels
David Garrett
Tomotaka Okamoto
Alfie Boe
The Fron Male Voice Choir
Joshua Bell
Juan Diego Flórez
Lang Lang
Sting
Natasha Marsh
Natalie Clein

Richard

[comet]

Hi folks.
It was a matter of concerts I could get to:
Patty Griffen
Amy Alison
Kris Kristofferson
Nana Mouskouri
Bob Dylan at Slane Castle
Mary Black (regularly)
Francis Black
Jack L (Lukeman)
Eddi Reader
Chris DeBurg
Paul McCartney over the stadium wall
Leonard Cohen
Sir Cliff Richard with my wife
U2 when they played free every weekend
in a market in Dublin before they became famous
John O'Connor (Piano)
Ooops forgot
DeDannan
The Moody Blues
Christy Moore
Rodrigo & Gabriella

[Martin]

Hi Roger
This is a very impressive list but I think you should get out more!

My humble list is:
Hayley
All Angels
Opera Babes (wow!)
Fiona Pears
London Symphony Orchestra

I have also been to several Proms but cannot remember the soloists!

Martin

[jeroen]

Hm,

My list isn't very impressive, I'm afraid.

I've never even seen Hayley live (I was going to see her in Germany, but all the German concerts were cancelled).

On my list are just two John Denver concerts (back in 1995 and 1997) and The Lord of the Rings Symphony this past summer.

Jeroen

[gerrit]

On my list are:

Hayley Westenra
Sophie Westenra
Isaac Westenra
Fiona Pears
Katherine Jenkins
Mario Frangoulis
Libera
Holly Holyoake
Choirboys
Baiba Skride
Annifrid
Vanessa Mae
Lang Lang
Il Divo

Hehe Roger,

Were you at the Palladium on March 29, 2004? Then you should add Libera to your list, as well as Sophie and Isaac . And you were at Llandudno, November 2004 - that's where Holly performed live. So you can make your list even more impressive i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif.

Gerrit

P.S. All of the other artists on my list are only included because they performed at a concert at which Hayley also performed ....

[roger]

Hi Gerrit,

Thanks for the reminders. I considered including Holly's name but decided against it simply because she only sang a duet with Hayley. I have never heard her perform solo (unless you count her improptu rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' in the Car Park for the benefit of a few HWI members!). However, I have now added all your suggestions to my list.

Whilst travelling to and from various concerts, Dave often bursts into song in the car. Should I add his name too?

Roger

[bobcochran]

Van Halen & Black Sabbath (w/ Ozzy)
Frank Zappa
Nils Lofgren
King Crimson
Hugo Weisgall's "Six Characters in Search of an Author"
Luciano Berio
Mat & Joe Maneri
Steve Lacy
Rova Saxophone Quartet
Sakoto Fuji
Donny McCaslin
Tim Berne and Michael Formanek
Marc Ribot
California EAR Unit
Celtic Woman twice
Lots of local Jazz and Performance Art groups