United Kingdom Leçons de Ténèbres – Couperin, Charpentier, Lochon, Chein and Delalande: Le Concert Spirituel / Hervé Niquet (director). Wigmore Hall, London 12.4.2017. (CC)
Colin Clarke
An Unforgettable Mahler 8 from Jurowski and the LPO
United Kingdom Tallis, Mahler: Judith Howarth (soprano/Magna Peccatrix), Anne Schwanewilms (soprano/Una poenitentium), Sofia Fomina (soprano/Mater Gloriosa), Michaela Selinger (mezzo-soprano/Mulier Samaritana), Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano/Maria Aegyptiaca), Barry Banks (tenor/Doctor Marianus), Stephen Gadd (baritone/Pater Ecstaticus); Matthew Rose (bass/Pater Profundus); Tiffin Boys’ Choir; Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; London Symphony Chorus; London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski. Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.4.2017. (CC)
A Screening of Mica Levi’s Remarkable Under the Skin With Live Music
United Kingdom Mica Levi – Under the Skin (screening of 2013 film with live performance of soundtrack): Sound Intermedia; London Sinfonietta / Jonathan Berman (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.4.2017. (CC)
A True Celebration of the Excellence of the New York Philharmonic
United Kingdom Adams, Salonen: Yo-Yo Ma (cello); Ella Wahlström (sound design); New York Philharmonic Orchestra / Alan Gilbert (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 2.4.2017. (CC)
Andsnes and Hamelin Just Miss that Crucial Spark as a Duo
United Kingdom Mozart, Stravinsky, Debussy: Leif Ove Andsnes, Marc-André Hamelin (pianos). Wigmore Hall, London, 30.3.2017. (CC)
A Glorious Recital by Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Polina Leschenko
United Kingdom Webern, Schumann, Bartók, Ravel: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin); Polina Leschenko (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 27.3.2017. (CC)
Nathalie Stutzmann’s Impressive Conducting Debut with the LPO
United Kingdom R.Strauss, Mozart: Kateryna Kasper (soprano); Sara Mingardo (contralto); Robin Tritschler (tenor); Leon Košavič (baritone); London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.3.2017. (CC)
Pappano, Royal Opera and cast deliver a beautifully realised Madama Butterfly
United Kingdom Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Soloists and Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 23.3.2017. (CC)
