United Kingdom Brahms, Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, Bartók: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Yefim Bronfman (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 20.5.2019. (CC)
Wonderful Recital from Magdalena Kožená and Yefim Bronfman
Colin Clarke
Terrific Tchaikovsky from Jonathan Plowright
United Kingdom Paderewski, Tchaikovsky: Jonathan Plowright (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 19.5.2019. (CC)
Fine Evening of Chamber and Symphonic Repertoire from the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms: Karen Gomyo (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.5.2019. (CC)
ENO’s Paul Bunyan is a Magnificent, Hugely Entertaining Evening
United Kingdom Britten, Paul Bunyan: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera / James Henshaw (conductor), Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, 13.5.2019. (CC)
2019-20 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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The annual revealing of the upcoming season details for the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet, this year in the Linbury Theatre, set against the dark set for that evening’s production of Phaedra, promised no less than 17 new productions (including six world premieres), while the Royal Opera itself presents 24 co-productions, co-commissions and partnerships.
Challenging Kings Place Programme Impressively Delivered by the Ligeti Quartet
United Kingdom Crawford Seeger, Kerr, Feshareki and Lutosławski – Consciousness: Ligeti Quartet (Mandhira de Saram, Patrick Dawkins [violins], Richard Jones [viola], Val Welbanks [cello]). Hall Two, Kings Place, London, 9.5.2019. (CC)
Louise Farrenc’s Third Symphony Given a Life-Enhancing Performance in Oxford
United Kingdom Beethoven, Farrenc: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 30.4.2019. (CC)
A Phenomenal Royal Festival Hall Recital by Wayne Marshall
United Kingdom Widor, Dupré, Marshall: Wayne Marshall (organ). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.4.2019. (CC)
