United Kingdom Lachenmann, Schubert, Liszt: Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. Live stream from Wigmore Hall, London, 28.10.2020. (CC)
Textural awareness in Schubert and Liszt from Francesco Piemontesi at Wigmore Hall
Colin Clarke
Tenebrae’s small gem of a recital was balm to the soul
United Kingdom City of Derry International Choir Festival: Tenebrae / Nigel Short (conductor). Performance from St Stephen Walbrook, London, reviewed from a live stream on 24.10.2020. (CC)
On his 80th birthday, Stephen Kovacevich thoroughly deserved the audience’s cheers at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Bach, Schubert: Stephen Kovacevich (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.10.2020 performance reviewed on Wigmore Hall’s YouTube. (CC)
Yulia Chaplina and Jack Liebeck’s Tolstoy and Beethoven themed evening was a triumph at Kings Place
United Kingdom Tolstoy and Beethoven – An Uneasy Relationship: Yulia Chaplina (piano), Jack Liebeck (violin), Julia Somerville OBE (narrator). Kings Place, London, 15.10.2020. (CC)
Elisabeth Brauss reveals a rare marriage of musicality, technique, and intelligence in her Wigmore Hall recital
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Elisabeth Brauss (piano): Wigmore Hall, London, 12.10.2020 performance, reviewed as live stream from the Wigmore Hall website. (CC)
Louise Alder and Roger Vignoles bring a sophisticated programme of songs at Wigmore Hall to life
United Kingdom Fanny Mendelssohn, Berg, Bizet, Poulenc, Satie: Louise Alder (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano), with Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone, Les mamelles de Tirésias). Wigmore Hall, 9.10.2020, reviewed on Wigmore Hall’s YouTube. (CC)
Dame Janet Baker leads English Chamber Orchestra’s great tribute to Raymond Leppard
United Kingdom Live from London – ECO @ 60: A Tribute to Raymond Leppard: Lauren Lodge-Campbell (soprano), Bethany Horak-Hallett (mezzo), Stephanie Gonley (violin), Harry Winstanley (flute), John Roberts (oboe), Neil Brough (trumpet). English Chamber Orchestra / James Sherlock (conductor). Introduced by Dame Janet Baker. Live-streamed from Cadogan Hall, London, 7.10.2020. (CC)
Revelation and luminosity from the wonderful Orchestra of the Swan in Stratford-upon-Avon
United Kingdom M. Richter, Smith Moore, Rameau (arr. D. Gordon), Copland: Orchestra of the Swan / Michael Collins (conductor). Stratford Play House, Stratford-upon-Avon, 6.10.2020. (CC)
