United Kingdom LSO’s Fantasy and Fury: Lisa Batiashvili (violin); London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 30.3.2023. (CC)
An utterly remarkable Fantasy and Fury London Symphony Orchestra concert
Colin Clarke
Accentus – 30 ans! was a stimulating, refreshing and magnificent Insula Orchestra concert
France Accentus, 30 ans!: accentus, Hélène Carpentier (soprano), Hilary Summers (mezzo-soprano), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor), Florian Sempey (baritone), Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor), Cécile Trelluyer (lighting). La Seine Musicale, Paris, 18.3.2023. (CC)
The Tempest was the true triumph of a tremendously enjoyable AAM concert
United Kingdom Locke/Banister/Humfrey/Reggio, Purcell: Academy of Ancient Music / Laurence Cummings (director / harpsichord / organ). Milton Court, London, 9.3.2023. (CC)
Exceptional LSO concert from a remarkable conductor, virtuoso soloist and world-class orchestra
United Kingdom Gubaidulina, Shostakovich, Stravinsky: Vilde Frang (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Payare (conductor). Barbican Hall, 23.2.2023. (CC)
The Royal Opera’s new Rusalka is thought-provoking and achingly relevant in current times
United Kingdom Dvořák, Rusalka (Bärenreiter Edition, ed. Robert Simon/Jonas Hájek): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 21.2.2023. (CC)
ENO’s The Rhinegold is not to be missed despite questions about Richard Jones’s concept
United Kingdom Wagner, The Rhinegold: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). London Coliseum, 18.2.2023. (CC)
A true melding of the heard (Fauré’s Requiem) and the seen (Mat Collishaw’s film).
France Gounod, Fauré, SKY BURIAL: Child from the Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine (treble), Amital Pati (tenor), Samuel Hasselhoen (baritone), accentus, Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor), Mat Collishaw (video). Patrick Devedjian Auditorium, La Seine Musicale, Paris, France, 15.2.2023. (CC)
Fabulous Half Six Fix of Weill and Beethoven from Eric Lu, Marin Alsop and the LSO
United Kingdom LSO’s Half Six Fix – Weill, Beethoven: Eric Lu (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2023. (CC)
