Splendid, Lyrical Account of the Glagolitic Mass at the Opening of the 2019 BBC Proms
20/07/2019
BBC PROM 1 – Di Castri, Dvořák, Janáček: Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Ladislav Elgr (tenor), Jan Martiník (bass), BBC Singers; BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2019. (CC)
Asmik Grigorian (soprano) and Karina Canellakis (conductor)
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
One Memorable Final Journey for Rick Wakeman to the Centre of the Earth
17/07/2019
Rick Wakeman’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth: Rick Wakeman (keyboards), Robert Powell (narrator), Alfie Boe, Ashley Holt, Hayley Sanderson (vocals), English Chamber Choir, The English Rock Ensemble (Dave Colquhoun [guitar], Tony Fernandez [drums], Matt Pegg [bass], Adam Wakeman [keyboards, guitar], Orion Orchestra / Guy Protheroe (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.7.2019. (JPr)
Psappha Give a Remarkable Performance of a Powerfully Effective Piece by David Fennessey
08/07/2019
Fennessy, Panopticon: Psappha (Tim Williams, cimbalom/director; Benedict Holland, Lucy Baker, violins; Beth Woodford, Susie Meszaros, violas; Abi Hyde Smith, Amy Jolly, cellos). Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, 7.7.2019. (CC)
Tim Williams (c) Brian Slater
Handelian Pastoral Pleasures in Oxford
08/07/2019
Handel, Il pastor fido: Soloists of New Chamber Opera, The Band of Instruments / Steven Devine (conductor/harpsichord), New College, Oxford, 3.7.2019. (CR)
Mark Chambers (Silvio) (c) Michael Burden
Belfast Hears Outstanding Performances by the Pacific Boychoir
04/07/2019
Various composers, Choral Recital: Pacific Boychoir / Andrew Brown (director), St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, 30.6.2019. (RB) Read more
Todmorden Orchestra Ebullient in Strauss and Rachmaninoff
03/07/2019
Stravinsky, R. Strauss, Rachmaninoff: Paula Sides (soprano), Todmorden Orchestra / Nicholas Concannon Hodges (conductor). Todmorden Town Hall, Calderdale, 29.6.2019. (RBa) Read more
Chelsea Opera Group’s Revelatory Presentation of Rubinstein’s The Demon
02/07/2019
Anton Rubinstein, The Demon: Soloists, Chelsea Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Oliver Zeffman (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 30.6.2019. (CC)
Andrei Kymach (c) Alexander Andryushchenko
Alice Sara Ott’s Deeply Considered Approach to a Concept Wigmore Hall Recital
29/06/2019
Debussy, Satie, Chopin, Nightfall: Alice Sara Ott (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 29.6.2019. (CC)
Alice Sara Ott © Jonas Becker
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