United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival [1] – Schoenberg: Alice Privett (soprano), Musicians of Shadwell Opera / Finnegan Downie Dear (conductor), New College Chapel, Oxford, 14.10.2017. (CR)
Curtis Rogers
Gergiev Crosses National Boundaries with the Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Rossini, Stravinsky, Mendelssohn: Roman Simovic (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Town Hall, Oxford, 13.10.2017. (CR)
Spirited Performances by Bronfman and the Oxford Philharmonic of Schumann & Brahms
United Kingdom Oxford Philharmonic’s Piano Festival [2] – Schumann & Brahms: Yefim Bronfman (piano); Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra/Marios Papadopoulos, Oxford Philharmonic Piano Festival, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 6.8.2017. (CR)
Kim Delivers Nuanced and Memorable Beethoven and Liszt at Oxford Piano Festival
United Kingdom Oxford Philharmonic Piano Festival [1] – Beethoven, Liszt: Sunwook Kim (piano), Oxford Philharmonic Piano Festival. Holywell Music Room, Oxford 4.8.2017. (CR)
Garsington’s Season Closes on a High Note with Panufnik’s Silver Birch
United Kingdom Roxanna Panufnik, Silver Birch (world premiere): Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Foley Artists, Garsington Opera Adult, Military, Youth and Primary Companies choruses / Douglas Boyd, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 28.7.2017. (CR)
(c) John Snelling
Devine and New Chamber Opera Captivate with Paisiello’s Il barbiere di Siviglia
United Kingdom Paisiello, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, New Chamber Opera / Steven Devine (conductor/harpsichord), New College, Oxford, 5.7.2017. (CR)
Finely Produced and Performed Il turco in Italia at Garsington Opera
United Kingdom Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / David Parry, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 29.6.2016. (CR)
Garsington Opera’s Provocative and Compelling Staging of Pelléas et Mélisande
United Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra & Garsington Opera Chorus / Jac van Steen, Garsington Opera, Wormsley, 18.6.2017. (CR)
