United Kingdom Turina, Ravel, Schubert, Schumann: Sitkovetsky Trio (Alexander Sitkovetsky [violin], Danjulo Ishizaka [cello], Wu Qian [piano]), Wigmore Hall, London, 27.12.2016 (CS)
Month: December 2016
Artistry from Curtis Students – and the School’s President
United States Mozart: Shmuel Ashkenasi (violin), Roberto Díaz (viola), Curtis Chamber Orchestra, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 11.12.2016. (BJ)
Trevor Pinnock’s 70th Birthday Concert
United Kingdom Bach, Handel, Mahler: Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord/director/conductor), Katy Bircher (flute), Rachel Podger (violin), Bojan Čičić (violin), Jane Rogers (viola), Jonathan Manson (cello), Peter McCarthy (violone), Lauryna Bendžiūnaite (soprano), Royal Academy of Music Alumni Ensemble. Wigmore Hall, 16.12.2016. (CC)
Another all-English John Wilson concert at Salford Quays
United Kingdom Bax, Vaughan Williams: BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 22.12.2016 (RB)
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The Sixteen Explore the Journey of the Magi Through Timeless Music
United Kingdom The Three Kings: The Sixteen / Harry Christophers (conductor), Cadogan Hall London, 20.12.2016. (CS)
Mahan Esfahani’s searching exploration of the Goldberg Variations
United Kingdom Bach: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Wigmore Hall, London, 21.12.2016. (MB)
Miklós Perényi’s Wigmore Hall Recital: Music Making of the Highest Order
United Kingdom Bach, Kodály: Miklós Perényi (cello) Wigmore Hall, London. 19.12.2016. (LB)