Colin Clarke – Page 17 – Seen and Heard International

In Gstaad, pianist Yoav Levanon is an ideal combination of interpretative insight and youthful élan.

08/08/2023 by Colin Clarke

Switzerland Menuhin Gstaad Festival 2023 [1] – Matinée des Jeunes Étoiles IV: Schumann, Rachmaninov: Yoav Levanon (piano). Gstaad Chapel, Gstaad, Switzerland. 5.8.2023. (CC)

Yoav Levanon plays Schumann and Rachmaninov at the Menuhin Gstaad Festival 2023

A joyous Itinéraire Baroque concert of Haydn Paris symphonies and a concerto

03/08/2023 by Colin Clarke

Ton Koopman conducts the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra © Jean-Michel Bale

France Itinéraire Baroque 2023 III – Les Symphonies Parisiennes: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra / Ton Koopman (conductor/organ). Eglise Abbatiale de Cercles, France, 3.8.2023. (CC)

Ryan Bancroft’s BBC NOW was on magnificent form in Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky at the Proms

03/08/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 22 – Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 1.8.2023. (CC)

Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC NOW © Yusef Bastawy

A fine concert from Christophe Rousset’s Les Talens Lyriques devoted to the Virgin Mary

03/08/2023 by Colin Clarke

France Itinéraire Baroque, 2023 I: Ave Maris Stella: Marie Lys, Judith van Wanroij (sopranos), Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (conductor). Eglise abbatiale de Cercles, France, 28.7.2023. (CC)

Freshly conceived, brilliant reading of Beethoven’s Ninth performed at the Proms to the highest standard

27/08/202326/07/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Prom 12 – Helen Grime, Beethoven: Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Michael Mofidian (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.7.2023. (CC)

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC SSO © BBC/Sisi Burn

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In Gstaad, pianist Yoav Levanon is an ideal combination of interpretative insight and youthful élan.

A joyous Itinéraire Baroque concert of Haydn Paris symphonies and a concerto

Ryan Bancroft’s BBC NOW was on magnificent form in Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky at the Proms

A fine concert from Christophe Rousset’s Les Talens Lyriques devoted to the Virgin Mary

Freshly conceived, brilliant reading of Beethoven’s Ninth performed at the Proms to the highest standard

As an OHP entertainment, Dove’s Itch passes an evening nicely but will not linger in the memory

An impeccable recital by Benjamin Grosvenor at BBC Proms 2023

The RPO’s varied programme at Cadogan Hall featured Manu Martin’s fascinating Lim Fantasy