United States Various: Daniel McGrew (tenor), Sophia Zhou (piano). Young Concert Artists, Merkin Hall, New York, 8.12.2022. (RP)
Tenor Daniel McGrew’s love of song was on full display in his Young Concert Artists New York debut
Month: December 2022
Virtuosity aplenty from Alim Beisembayev’s Leeds Piano Competition 2021 Prizewinner Recital
United Kingdom Bach, Schubert, Liszt – Leeds Piano Competition 2021 Prizewinner Recital: Alim Beisembayev (piano). Wigmore Hall, 12.12.2022. (CC)
Han-Na Chang makes a terrific debut with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Glasgow
United Kingdom Beethoven, Elgar, Rossini: Bruno Delepelaire (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Han-Na Chang (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 10.12.2022. (GT)
Original Schumann and revised Ligeti in Cardiff
United Kingdom Beethoven, Ligeti, Schumann: Anthony Marwood (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Millennium Centre, 9.12.2022. (PCG)
At Bayreuth, Valentin Schwarz has Siegfried playing unhappy families in vino veritas
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2022 – Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Recorded (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus and available on STAGE+ until 14.11.2047. (JPr)
Blomstedt conducts the Tonhalle in a remarkable performance of Schubert and Berwald
Switzerland Schubert, Berwald: Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 7.12.2022. (VL)
Terrific, life-enhancing Kings Place performance from Anna Lapwood and choristers of Pembroke College
United Kingdom A Ceremony of Carols: Esther Beyer (harp), Alex Macqueen (narrator), Girls’ Choir and Chapel Choir of Pembroke College / Anna Lapwood (conductor). Kings Place, London, 9.12.2022 (CC)
The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker still is a glittering showcase for a company at their very best in 2022
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, London Oratory Junior Choir, The Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School (director: Charles Cole), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Barry Wordsworth (conductor). Broadcast (directed by Peter Jones) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 8.12.2022. (JPr)
