United Kingdom C.P. E. Bach, J. S. Bach, Crumb, Ligeti, Kurtág, Biber, Pandolfi Meali, Sciarrino, Beethoven, Lann: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin); Anthony Romaniuk (harpsichord/piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 7.5.2017. (CC)
Colin Clarke
A superbly Imaginative Combination of Debussy and Boulez
United Kingdom Debussy, Boulez: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano); Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Colin Greenfell (lighting). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.5.2017. (CC)
Inspired Bach from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
United Kingdom Bach, The Brandenburg Concertos: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. St John’s, Smith Square, London. 2.5.2017. (CC)
Adams Conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a Raw, Powerful Performance of Doctor Atomic
United Kingdom Adams, Doctor Atomic (semi-staged): Soloists, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra / John Adams (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 25.4.2017. (CC)
Adès Conducts Adès at the Royal Opera: A Breathtaking Premiere of The Exterminating Angel
United Kingdom Adès, The Exterminating Angel: (UK premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Thomas Adès. 24.4.2017. (CC)
Chailly Leads Teatro alla Scala in a Fast-Paced and Highly Imaginative Production of La gazza ladra
Italy Rossini, La gazza ladra (ed. Zedda): Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan / Riccardo Chailly. Live cinecast at Barbican Cinema 2, London, 18.4.2017. (CC)
A Concert Comprised of Jewels from Le Concert Spirituel and Hervé Niquet
United Kingdom Leçons de Ténèbres – Couperin, Charpentier, Lochon, Chein and Delalande: Le Concert Spirituel / Hervé Niquet (director). Wigmore Hall, London 12.4.2017. (CC)
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)