United Kingdom Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Bizet: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), London Mozart Players / Jaime Martín (conductor), Fairfield Halls, Croydon, 12.1.2020. (CC)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason excels in Saint-Saëns at the Fairfield Halls
Colin Clarke
NYO at the Barbican Hall: a musical celebration of the power of youth
United Kingdom Hanns Eisler, Britten, Shostakovich: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain / Jaime Martín (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 5.1.2019. (CC)
Superbly executed Wigmore Hall exploration of Dawn to Dusk by Pavel Kolesnikov
United Kingdom Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, Bartók, Beethoven – Dawn to Dusk: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.1.2020. (CC)
Reflective, perfect, music-making from Jonathan Plowright’s Brahms Plus at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Brahms, Schumann – Brahms Plus: Jonathan Plowright (piano). Wigmore Hall, 28.12.2019. (CC)
More enthusiastically received Beethoven Piano Sonatas from Jonathan Biss at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Beethoven, Complete Piano Sonatas II: Jonathan Biss (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 19.12.2019. (CC)
The power of this performance is testament to the longevity of the Royal Opera’s La traviata
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 17.12.2019. (CC)
Emmanuelle Haïm lays on a feast of Baroque music on modern instruments at Milton Court
United Kingdom Purcell, Handel, Rameau: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), LSO Chamber Orchestra / Emmanuelle Haïm (director). Milton Court, London, 15.12.2019. (CC)
Lully’s Isis is a delectable experience at Versailles
France Lully, Isis (1676, concert performance): Soloists, Namur Chamber Choir, Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (conductor). Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, Versailles, France 10.12.2019. (CC)
