United Kingdom Berio: Nash Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, London, 22. 3.2016. (CC)
Colin Clarke
Karg and Gerhaher Excel in a Memorable Account of Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
United Kingdom Schumann: Soloists; Choir of Eltham College; London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra/Daniel Harding. Barbican Hall, London, 21.3.2016 (CC)
Remarkable Staging of Glass’s Remarkable Akhnaten by ENO
United Kingdom Glass, Akhnaten: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Karen Kamensek (conductor), London Coliseum, 8.3.2016. (CC)
Superb Haydn and Britten from the Brentano Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Britten: Brentano String Quartet [Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin (violins), Misha Amory (viola), Nina Lee (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 7.3.2016 (CC)
Orlando: The English Concert Triumph Again in Handel
United Kingdom Handel, Orlando HWV31: (semi-staged performance) Soloists; English Concert/Harry Bickett (director). Barbican Hall, London 1.3.2016 (CC)
An Uneven London Recital from Maurizio Pollini
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Schumann, Chopin: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.3.2016. (CC)
Jakub Hrůša’s Rather Earth-Bound Mahler Third
United Kingdom Mahler: Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Philharmonia Voices & Orchestra/Jakub Hrůša (conductor). LSO St Luke’s, London, 11.2.2016. (CC)
More Enthralling Performances of Czech Music from the Škampa String Quartet
United Kingdom Suk, Janáček, P. Fischer: Škampa String Quartet (Helena Jiřikovská, Aděla Štajnochrová [violins]; Radím Sedmidubský [viola]; Lukáš Polák [cello]). LSO St Luke’s, London, 11.2.2016 (CC)