United Kingdom Handel, Semele: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Jonathan Cohen (conductor), Garsington Opera at Wormsley, Buckinghamshire, 3.6.2017. (CR)
Handel’s Semele at Garsington: Unusual Production, Glorious Performance
Curtis Rogers
Garsington Opera’s Rough-edged yet Consistent Interpretation of Le nozze di Figaro
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Douglas Boyd, Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 2.6.2017. (CR)
Von Otter and Papadopoulos Infuse Their All-Schubert Program with Lyricism and Energy
United Kingdom Schubert: Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Oxford Philharmonic/Mario Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 18.3.2017. (CR)
Papdopoulos Substitutes for Gergiev Resulting in Performances Musical Yet Uneven
United Kingdom Rossini, Bruch, and Beethoven: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papdopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 6.3.2017. (CR)
Argerich and Papadopoulos Delight Audience with World Premiere and Russian Classics
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Giulia Monducci: Oxford Philharmonic; Martha Argerich (piano) / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 21.1.2017. (CR)
Brahms Bookends Lidström as Ashkenazy Conducts at Oxford
United Kingdom Brahms and Mats Lidström: Mats Lidström (cello), Oxford Philharmonic / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 7.12.2016. (CR)
Vengerov Performs Two Contrasting Violin Concertos with Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Beethoven & Eugene Birman: Maxim Vengerov (violinist), Oxford Philharmonic / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 10.11.2016. (CR)
Unanimity of Purpose in Grand Finale of Oxford’s Schumann Project
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – The Schumann Project: Robert Schumann: Ailish Tynan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone), Sholto Kynoch and Bengt Forsberg (piano), St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford 29.10.2016. (CR)