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)
Refined Romanticism from Petrenko and the RPO
Claire Seymour
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)
Avalanche: A Love Story: Maxine Peake Excels at the Barbican Theatre
United Kingdom Julia Leigh, Avalanche: A Love Story: Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 1.5.2019. (CS)
Superb Shostakovich from the Pavel Haas Quartet at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Shostakovich: Pavel Haas Quartet (Veronika Jarůšková & Marek Zwiebel [violins], Jiří Kabát [viola], Peter Jarůšek [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 22.4.2019. (CS)
The Brodsky Quartet Offer Compelling Spiritual Reconciliation and Redemption
United 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)