United Kingdom Weill: Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 27.4.2022. (CC)
Rattle and the LSO triumph in their Half Six Fix The Seven Deadly Sins
Colin Clarke
Dani’s Howard’s Trombone Concerto gets a staggering performance in a mixed LSO programme
United Kingdom Ravel, Dani Howard, Qigang Chen, Stravinsky: Peter Moore (trombone); London Symphony Orchestra / Xian Zhang (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (CC)
Lucas Debargue displays his beautiful, burnished sound in a superb Wigmore Hall recital
United Kingdom Franck/Debargue, Ravel, Scriabin, Liszt: Lucas Debargue (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (CC)
Yuja Wang has nowhere to hide in Beethoven but has phenomenal technique in the showpieces
United Kingdom Various: Yuja Wang (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.4.2022. (CC)
David Alden’s intriguing Lohengrin at Covent Garden reminds us of the power of Wagner’s masterpiece
United Kingdom Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 19.4.2022. (CC)
OAE’s St John Passion and Vox Luminis at St John’s Smith Square at Easter
United Kingdom Easter Festival at St John’s – Bach Johannes-Passion and Vox Luminis: St John’s Smith Square, London, 15 & 17.4.2022. (CC)
Consummate Haydn and generic Joel Thompson from ENO’s short and skewed Seven Last Words
United Kingdom English National Opera’s Seven Last Words: Nardus Williams (soprano), Idunnu Münch, (mezzo-soprano), Frederick Ballentine (tenor), Soloman Howard (bass), Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera Chorus / Eamonn Dougan (conductor, Haydn), Kellen Gray (conductor, Thompson). 13.4.2022. (CC)
Simply beautiful programming from wind soloists of the Orchestre Symphonique d’Orléans
France Concours International de Piano d’Orléans: Concert by the Soloists of the Orchestre Symphonique d’Orléans (Pierre Baranger, [flute], Christophe Patrix [oboe], Olivier Petit [clarinet], Philippe Recard [bassoon], David Harnois [horn] with Chae-Um Kim [piano]). Salle de l’Institut, Orléans, France, 9.4.2022. (CC)
