United Kingdom Galuppi, La Diavolessa: Soloists of New Chamber Opera and The Band of Instruments / Steven Devine (conductor/harpsichord). New College, Oxford, 30.6.2021. (CR)
Curtis Rogers
Lisa Batiashvili’s virtuosity makes Berg’s Violin Concerto take flight in Oxford
United Kingdom Schubert, Berg & Brahms: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 17.1.2020. (CR)
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates Leopold Mozart’s Three-hundredth Birthday
United Kingdom Haydn, Leopold & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Paul Merkelo (trumpet), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos & Hannah Schneider (conductors). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 14.11.2019. (CR)
Two impressive Messiaen concerts at the Oxford Lieder Festival
Oxford Lieder Festival 2019 [4] – Messiaen: (CR)
A persuasive recital by Dorothea Röschmann at the Oxford Lieder Festival
Oxford Lieder Festival 2019 [3] – Mendelssohn, Wolf, Mahler, Schumann & Wagner: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford 25.10.2019. (CR)
Roderick Williams charts an emotional trajectory in Schubert’s Winter Journey
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 2019 [2] – Ross Griffey & Schubert, Tales of the Beyond: Nicholas Mogg and Roderick Williams (baritones), Christopher Glynn (piano). St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, 21.10.2019. (CR)
Garsington Opera’s Alert and Intriguing Don Giovanni Production
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2019 [4] – Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 18.7.2018. (CR)
Garsington’s Admirable Elucidation of Psychologically and Emotionally Dark The Turn of the Screw
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2019 [3] – Britten, The Turn of Screw: Soloists, Garsington Opera Orchestra / Richard Farnes (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 7.7.2018. (CR)