United Kingdom BBC PROMS 19 and 20: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2019 & 3.8.2019 (CS)
The BBCSSO Give Double Delight at the Proms
Claire Seymour
A Glorious Prom by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom BBC PROM 17 – Sibelius, Prokofiev & R. Strauss: Gil Shaham (violin), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Yannick Nézet‐Séguin (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2019. (CS)
Marvellous Chamber Performances from Vadim Repin and Friends
Austria Brahms and Dvořák: Vadim Repin, Nikita Boriso-Glebsy (violins), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Alexandre Kiniazev (cello), Denis Kozhukhin (piano). Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 23.6.2019. (MB)
Refined Romanticism from Petrenko and the RPO
United Kingdom An Heroic Journey – Brahms, R. Strauss: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 11.6.2019. (CS)
Narek Hakhnazaryan and Pavel Kolesnikov in a Wonderful Evening of Vigour, Drama and Heartfelt Melody
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Grieg: Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 25.5.2019. (CS)
A Wigmore Hall Centenary: Elgar Premieres Remembered
United 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)
Is there Genuine Substance Behind the ‘Eric Whitacre Inc.’ Phenomenon?
United Kingdom The Music of Eric Whitacre: City of London Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Eric Whitacre (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.5.2019. (CS)
Igor Yuzefovich Offers a Searching Performance of Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Shostakovich: Igor Yuzefovich (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 3.5.2019. (CS)
