United Kingdom Schreker, LeFanu and Rachmaninov: Rachel Nicholls (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 17.2.2017. (AS)
Alan Sanders
A Diverse and Fascinating Programme from the LPO and Andrés Orozco-Estrada
United Kingdom Haydn, Poulenc, Ligeti and Strauss: James O’Donnell (organ), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London. 10.2.2017. (AS)
Jurowski’s Revelatory Account of Vaughan Williams’s Last Symphony
United Kingdom Kancheli, Martinů and Vaughan Williams: Isabelle van Keulen (viola), London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 25.1.2017. (AS)
A Very Satisfying Bruckner Ninth from Andris Nelsons and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Paul Lewis (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 22.1.2017. (AS)
Tasmin Little: Exemplary in Szymanowski
United Kingdom Janáček, Smetana, Szymanowski and Eötvös: Tasmin Little (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 7.1.2017. (AS)
London Hears Gatti and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Fine Form
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Ravel: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Daniele Gatti (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 16.2.2016. (AS)
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A Romantic Programme Benefits from Vladimir Jurowski’s Imaginative Direction
United Kingdom Glinka, Chopin and Rachmaninoff: Jan Lisiecki (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.12.2016. (AS)
Pappano Brings Out Clarity of Textures and Varied Sonorities in Alpensinfonie
United Kingdom Rossini, Bruch, R. Strauss: Roman Simović (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 24.11.2016. (AS)