United Kingdom Bach, MacMillan, Weir and Schubert: Steven Osborne (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 24.2.2025. (CSa)
Lunchtime at Wigmore Hall: Steven Osborne’s Schubert restored the spirits and nourished the soul
Christopher Sallon
Supreme artistry of Maisky, Argerich and Ivanov makes for rare and precious evening at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Bach, Haydn and Mendelssohn: Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano) Yossif Ivanov (violin). Wigmore Hall, London. 6.2.2025. (CSa)
Giltburg’s continuing Beethoven journey at Wigmore Hall: life-affirming, purifying, and inspiring
United Kingdom Beethoven: Boris Giltburg (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.2.2025. (CSa)
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14 No.1; Piano Sonata No.4 in E-flat, Op.7; Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49. No.2; Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ‘Pathétique‘; Piano Sonata No.26 in E-flat, Op81a ‘Les Adieux‘
Grosvenor, Boreyko and the LPO in their element with a richly contrasting programme
United Kingdom Sibelius, Mozart and Tchaikovsky: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.1.2025. (CSa)
The Last Musician of Auschwitz: A documentary fulfilling the need to bear witness and preserve memory
United Kingdom The Last Musician of Auschwitz: Toby Trackman (director), Deborah Lee (producer), Shown on BBC 2 (and available on BBC iPlayer for 11 months), 27.1.2025. (CSa)
Brilliant pianist and beloved friend: Angela Hewitt returns to Wigmore Hall in a glittering programme
United Kingdom Handel, Bach, Haydn and Brahms: Angela Hewitt (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 23.1.2025. (CSa)
Two cleverly connected programmes across the centuries and a tour-de-force by the Juilliard String Quartet
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven and Widmann: Juilliard String Quartet – Areta Zhulla (violin), Ronald Copes (violin), Molly Carr (viola) Astrid Schween (cello). Wigmore Hall, London. 19.1.2025 and 20.1.2025 (CSa)
Power, precision and perfection: the Borodin Quartet at 80
United Kingdom Brahms and Tchaikovsky: Borodin String Quartet (Nikolai Sachenko [violin], Sergei Lomovsky [violin], Igor Naidin [viola], Vladimir Balshin [cello]). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 12.1.2025. (CSa)
