United Kingdom György Kurtág Játékok Lecture: Valeria Szervánszky, Ronald Cavaye (speakers/piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 10.4.2025. (CC)
The fascination of Kurtág’s Játékok for the curious is illuminated by Valeria Szervánszky and Ronald Cavaye
Colin Clarke
Truly momentous Prokofiev from Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven, Prokofiev: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, 10.4.2025. (CC)
A remarkable Wigmore Hall evening with Héloïse Werner and friends
United Kingdom Héloïse Werner (soprano) and friends: Héloïse Werner (soprano), Max Baillie (violin/viola), Colin Alexander (cello), Misha Mullov-Abbado (double bass), Bruno Heinen (piano), Angela Wai Nok Hui (percussion). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.4.2025. (CC)
Jurowski and the LPO’s phenomenal performance of a wonderful Lyatoshynsky symphony
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Mussorgsky (arr. Denisov), Lyatoshynsky: Matthew Rose (bass), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.4.2025. (CC)
Chelsea Opera Group’s most enjoyable performance of Lalo’s Le roi d’Ys
United Kingdom Lalo, Le roi d’Ys (concert performance): Soloists, Chelsea Opera Group Chorus and Orchestra / Paul Wingfield (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 30.3.2025. (CC)
Hildur Guðnadóttir in Concert proves a most stimulating QEH evening
United Kingdom Hildur Guðnadóttir in Concert: Hildur Guðnadóttir (trench cello), London Contemporary Orchestra / Robert Ames (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 26.3.2025. (CC)
A silly opera but a wonderful one: The Mozartists’s La finta giardiniera
United Kingdom Mozart, La finta giardiniera (concert performance, Bärenreiter edition, ed. Angermüller/Berke): Soloists. The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 25.3.2025. (CC)
Beethoven Wars: Insula’s Manga-inspired immersive experience showcasing lesser-known Beethoven
France Beethoven Wars: Ellen Giacone (soprano), Matthieu Heim (bass-baritone), accentus, Insula orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France, 22.3.2025. (CC)
