United Kingdom Rachmaninov: Charles Owen, Katya Apekisheva (pianos) Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 10.7.2017. (CC)
Colin Clarke
Glimpse of Heaven on Earth as ENO Perform The Dream of Gerontius at the Royal Festival Hall
United Kingdom Elgar The Dream of Gerontius (semi-staged by Lucy Carter): Gwyn Hughes Jones (tenor, Gerontius); Patricia Bardon (mezzo, Angel); Matthew Rose (bass, Priest/Angel of the Agony); BBC Singers; Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Simone Young. Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.7.2017. (CC)
(c) Tristram Kenton
Rousset and Royal Opera Dazzle with Mozart’s Mitridate
United Kingdom Mozart, Mitridate, rè di Ponto: Cast, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Christophe Rousset (harpsichord). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 26.6.2017. (CC)
Telemann Honoured in Style by Florilegium
United Kingdom Telemann 250th Anniversary Concert: Florilegium [Marta Goncalves (flute); Bojan Cicic, Magdalena Loth-Hill (violins); Elitsa Bogdanova (viola); Jennifer Motsches (cello); Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba); Carina Cosgrove (double-bass); Pawel Siwczak (harpsichord/chamber organ)] / Ashley Solomon (flute/director) with Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.6.2017. (CC)
Inconsistent Vocals Mediated by Strong Conducting: Verdi’s La traviata at the Royal Opera
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 24.6.2017. (CC)
Ensemble intercontemporain in a Programme of Questing Intensity
United Kingdom Debussy, Maderna, Messiaen, Schoeller, Berio, Ravel, Franceschini: Ensemble intercontemporain. Wigmore Hall, London, 20.6.2017. (CC)
Satisfying, Stimulating Lunchtime Fare from the Carducci String Quartet
United Kingdom Glass, Pärt, Dvořák: Carducci String Quartet [Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming (violins); Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola); Emma Denton (cello)]. Wigmore Hall, London, 19.6.2017. (CC)
Lovely European Premiere of Schnyder’s Yardbird at the English National Opera
United Kingdom Schnyder, Yardbird: Soloists, Members of the Orchestra of English National Opera / Clark Rundell. Hackney Empire, London, 9.6.2017. (CC)
