United Kingdom Chopin: Yundi (piano), Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.4.2016. (CC)
Colin Clarke
A Stimulating Schubert Recital by Julian Prégardien and James Baillieu
United Kingdom Schubert: Julian Prégardien (tenor); James Baillieu (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 17.4.2016. (CC)
The Hagen Quartet in Schubert: Perfect Lunchtime Fare
United Kingdom Schubert: Hagen String Quartet [Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt (violins); Iris Hagen-Juda (viola); Clemens Hagen (cello)] Wigmore Hall, London, 18.4.2016. (CC)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Unforgettable Account of Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
United Kingdom Messiaen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Milton Court Concert Hall, Barbican, London 16.4.2016. (CC)
Period Instruments Provide a Revelatory Experience in Mahler
United Kingdom Mahler: Adriana Kučerová (soprano); Sarah Connolly (mezzo); Philharmonia Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Vladimir Jurowski. Royal Festival Hall, London, 12.4.2016. (CC)
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Leads a Tremendous Performance of the St Matthew Passion
United Kingdom Bach, St Matthew Passion: Mark Padmore (Evangelist); Stephan Loges (Christus); Soloists; Trinity Boys’ Choir; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Barbican Hall, London, 26.3.2016. (CC)
A Wonderful Exploration of Frauenliebe und –leben and Much More Besides
United Kingdom Schumann, interspersed with various songs by other composers: Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano); Malcolm Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.3.2016. (CC)
A Scintillating Berio Concert Also Pays Tribute to ‘Max’
United Kingdom Berio: Nash Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, London, 22. 3.2016. (CC)