United Kingdom Beloved Friend: Tchaikovsky Project: Kirill Gerstein (piano); BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.10.2016. (CC)
Colin Clarke
ENO’s Theatrical Les pêcheurs de perles is Exposed to the Elements
United Kingdom Bizet: The Pearl Fishers (Les pêcheurs de perles): (sung in English, with surtitles): Cast, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera / Roland Böer.(conductor), London Coliseum, 19.10.2016. (CC)
Jurowski and the LPO Stunning in Henze’s Seventh Symphony
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Zimmermann, Henze: Thomas Zehetmair (violin); London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.10.2016. (CC)
The London Sinfonietta Continues to Champion Contemporary Music
United Kingdom Sciarrino, Berio, Terranova, Filidei: Anna Radziejewska (mezzo-soprano); London Sinfonietta / Marco Angius (conductor), St John’s, Smith Square, London, 13.10.2016. (CC)
The Fairy Queen: Musically a Triumph but the Production Tried Too Hard
United Kingdom Purcell, The Fairy Queen (semi-staged performance): Soloists, Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music / Richard Egarr (harpsichord/director). Barbican Hall, London, 10.10.2016. (CC)
The Exotic Music of the Indian Subcontinent Comes to London
United Kingdom Darbar Festival 2016 – Vocal Carnatic and Hindustani music: Aruna Sairam (carnatic vocal); Jayanthi Kumaresh Saraswati (veena); Jyotsna Srikanth (carnatic violin); Venkatesh Balaraman (mridangam); Dr S Karthick (ghatam); Pandits Rajan & Sajan Mishra (khayal vocals); Pandit Kumar Bose (tabla); Dharamnath Mishra (harmonium). Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.9.2016. (CC)
Haydn and Mysliveček Provide a Memorable Evening, Full of Delights
United Kingdom Haydn, Mysliveček: Susanna Hurrell (Gasparina); Rachel Kelly (Apollonia); Kitty Whately (Don Ettore); Robert Murray (Don Pelagio); Orchestra of Classical Opera/Ian Page. Wigmore Hall, London, 19.9.2016. (CC)
Memorable Chopin and Prokofiev in Yuliana Avdeeva’s Wigmore Hall Debut
United Kingdom Bach, Chopin, Prokofiev: Yuliana Avdeeva (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 15.9.2016. (CC)