United Kingdom Mechanika!: Performers of Cirque Berserk [Matt Page (creative director), Adam Ford (costumes), Area 51(sets), Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, London. 27.11.14. (JPr)
Mechanika Combines Circus Arts with Music, Dance and Theatre
Month: November 2014
LSC Reflects English Choral Tradition in Rachmaninov Vespers
United Kingdom Dove, Rachmaninov: London Symphony Chorus/Simon Halsey with (in the Dove) Jeremy Cornes, Tom Edwards, Oliver Yates and Hugh Wilkinson (percussion); Roget Sayer and Elizabeth Burley (pianos). Barbican Hall, London, 26.11.2014 (CC)
Virtuoso Firepower and Refinement from Alexandra Dariescu
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mascagni, Grieg, Dvořák: Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Alessandro Fabrizi (conductor) Cadogan Hall 27.11.2014 (RB)
Classicism Takes Precedence over Romanticism in Schumann’s Piano Concerto
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schumann: Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 27.11.2014 (PCG)
Tchaikovsky is the Star in The London Phil’s Latest Concert
United Kingdom Wagner, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky: Behzod Abduraimov (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.11.2014 (CS)
Intersection of Three Lives Described in Music, Art and Narration
United Kingdom Philippe Sands, A Song of Good and Evil: Vanessa Redgrave and Philippe Sands (narrators), Laurent Naouri (bass-baritone), Guillaume de Chassy (piano), Nina Brazier (director). Purcell Room, London, 29.11.2014 (MB)
Irony, Fear, Grief and Joy in Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Programme
United Kingdom Various composers, Mixed Programme 2014, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 26.11.2014 (J.O’D)
Works by Ivgi & Greben, Darshan Singh Bhuller and Didy Veldman. Photographed at West London Playhouse. Picture shows: Mapping by Darshan Singh Bhuller.
Brussels Philharmonic are Successful Musical Chameleons
United Kingdom Borodin, Rodrigo, Saint-Saëns: Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), Oliver Condy (organ), Brussels Philharmonic, Michel Tabachnik (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30.11.2014 (SRT)