United Kingdom Mozart, Dove, Mendelssohn: Sacconi Quartet (Ben Hancox & Hannah Dawson [violins], Robin Ashwell [viola], Cara Berridge [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 20.11.2021. (CS)
Claire Seymour
A ‘new-look’ Takács Quartet at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Haydn, Janáček, Beethoven: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola] and András Fejér [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 8.11.2021. (CS)
Ibragimova and Tiberghien paint musical poetry at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Szymanowski, Poulenc, Ysaÿe, Ravel: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.10.2021. (CS)
Control, élan and vision from Tetzlaff and Andsnes at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Lutosławski, Dvořák, Bartók: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 15.9.2021. (CS)
Diverse and stirring English music from Oramo and the BBCSO at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [17] – Foulds, Bray, Walton, Arnold: Timothy Ridout (viola), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.8.2021. (CS)
Rattle reveals the essence of a trio of Stravinsky symphonies
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [14] – Stravinsky: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.8.2021. (CS)
The Marmen Quartet play Haydn and Simpson at Cadogan Hall
United Kingdom BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall [2] – Haydn, Simpson: The Marmen Quartet (Johannes Marmen, Ricky Gore [violins], Bryony Gibson-Cornish [viola], Sinéad O’Halloran [cello]). Cadogan Hall, London, 16.8.2021. (CS)
Inspiring music-making from the Aurora Orchestra at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [9] – Rachmaninov, Stravinsky: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.8.2021. (CS)