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Claire Seymour

A Wigmore Hall Centenary: Elgar Premieres Remembered

19/06/201923/05/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Elgar: Anthony Marwood (violin), Aleksandar Madžar (piano), Castalian Quartet (Sini Simonen & Daniel Roberts [violins], Charlotte Bonneton [viola], Christopher Graves [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 21.5.2019. (CS)

Castalian Quartet

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Is there Genuine Substance Behind the ‘Eric Whitacre Inc.’ Phenomenon?

08/06/201917/05/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Music of Eric Whitacre: City of London Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Eric Whitacre (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.5.2019. (CS)

Eric Whitacre (c) Marc Royce
Eric Whitacre (c) Marc Royce

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Igor Yuzefovich Offers a Searching Performance of Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto

24/05/201905/05/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stravinsky, Shostakovich: Igor Yuzefovich (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 3.5.2019. (CS)

Igor Yuzefovich
Igor Yuzefovich

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Avalanche: A Love Story: Maxine Peake Excels at the Barbican Theatre

19/05/201903/05/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Julia Leigh, Avalanche: A Love Story: Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 1.5.2019. (CS)

Maxine Peake ©The Other Richard
Maxine Peake © The Other Richard

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Superb Shostakovich from the Pavel Haas Quartet at Wigmore Hall

19/05/201924/04/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shostakovich: Pavel Haas Quartet (Veronika Jarůšková & Marek Zwiebel [violins], Jiří Kabát [viola], Peter Jarůšek [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 22.4.2019. (CS)

Pavel Haas Quartet (c) Marco Borggreve

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The Brodsky Quartet Offer Compelling Spiritual Reconciliation and Redemption

04/05/201917/04/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom MacMillan, Haydn: Brodsky Quartet (Gina McCormack & Ian Belton [violins], Paul Cassidy [viola], Jacqueline Thomas [cello]), St John’s Smith Square, London, 15.4.2019. (CS)

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The Schumann Quartet Reveal New Musical Relationships at Kings Place

06/04/201925/03/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Glass, Webern, Janáček, Gershwin: Schumann Quartet (Erik Schumann & Ken Schumann [violin], Liisa Randalu [viola], Mark Schumann [cello]), Kings Place, 22.3.2019. (CS)

Schumann Quartet

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Barbara Hannigan Makes a Diverse Programme Cohere Through Musicianship and Sheer Personality

02/04/201918/03/2019 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ligeti, Haydn, Berg, Gershwin (arr. Hannigan and Elliot): Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Hall, London, 17.3.2019. (CS)

Barbara Hannigan (c) Elmer de Haas
Barbara Hannigan (c) Elmer de Haas

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