United Kingdom Stravinsky and Berio: Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Maria Ostroukhova (mezzo-soprano), Sam Furness (tenor), Joel Williams (tenor), Theodore Platt (baritone), Joshua Bloom (bass), The Swingles, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 8.12.2018. (AS)
Alan Sanders
Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia Scale Strauss’s Alpine Peaks
United Kingdom R. Strauss: Sophie Bevan (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 6.12.2018. (AS)
Jurowski and the LPO on Top Form in Bruckner
United Kingdom Weber, Tchaikovsky and Bruckner: Alena Baeva (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 5.12.2018. (AS)
Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Impressive Contribution to Centenary Commemoration of the Great War
United Kingdom Bax, Francis-Hoad and Vaughan Williams: Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 30.12.2018. (AS)
High Quality Playing and Perfect Rapport from Trio Martinů
A Rewarding Wigmore Hall Evening of Schumann and Fauré
United Kingdom Schumann and Fauré: Isabelle Faust (violin), Katharine Gowers (violin), Rachel Roberts (viola), Steven Isserlis (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 17.11.2018. (AS)
John Wilson Fails to Get Beneath the Surface of Walton’s First Symphony
United Kingdom Bennett, Gershwin and Walton: Louis Schwizgebel (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / John Wilson (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 15.11.2018. (AS)
A Warmly Expressive Account of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
United Kingdom Debussy, Dvořák and Strauss: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 14.11.2018. (AS)