United Kingdom PROM 33:Beethoven, Berlioz: Orchestra Revolutionnaire et Romantique / Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 9.8.2015. (GD)
Geoff DIggines
Nuanced and Stylish Playing from Labèque Sisters in Mozart
United Kingdom Prom 18 – Mozart, Shostakovich: Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2015 (GD)
Remarkable Beethoven Concerto from Emanuel Ax and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
United Kingdom Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Emanuel Ax (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.6.2015. (GD)
Philadelphia Orchestra Benefits from Nézet-Séguin’s Scrupulous Conducting
United Kingdom Muhly, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London. 6.6.2015 (GD)
Memorable Concert from Empatheic João Pires and Superb Budapest Festival Orchestra
United Kingdom Mozart, Brahms: Maria João Pires (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Ivan Fischer (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.5 2015 (GD)
A Compelling Performance of Schubert’s Extraordinary Music
United Kingdom Schubert: Hanning Kraggerud (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello), Imogen Cooper (piano), Kings Place, London, 16.5.2015 (GD)
Isabelle Faust Plays Brahms with Staggering Insight and Clarity
United Kingdom Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Isabelle Faust, (violin). London Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 7.5.2015. (GD)
An Excellent Evening of Lieder from Röschmann and Uchida
United Kingdom Schumann, Alban Berg: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Mitsuko Uchida, (piano), Wigmore Hall, 2.5.2015. (GD)