United Kingdom Stravinsky, Bruckner: Leila Josefowicz (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.4.2024. (JR)
Grandiose Bruckner from a glowing LPO under Paavo Järvi at the Royal Festival Hall
John Rhodes
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle semi-staged but calamity strikes ENO as soprano withdraws at the eleventh hour
United Kingdom Bartók, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists, Orchestra of the English National Opera / Lidiya Yankovskaya (conductor). London Coliseum, 21.3.2024. (JR)
Motley patchwork concert full of variety: the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall under Dima Slobodeniouk
United Kingdom Prokofiev, R. Strauss, Sibelius, Debussy: Martin Helmchen (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.3.2024. (JR)
A fine revival of David Alden’s thought-provoking Jenůfa at English National Opera
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). London Coliseum, 13.3.2024. (JR)
LPO’s graceful, grand scale Creation under Edward Gardner at the Royal Festival Hall
United Kingdom Haydn, The Creation: Louise Alder (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Michael Mofidian (bass-baritone), London Philharmonic Choir (Artistic Director: Neville Creed), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.3.2024. (JR)
Rattle returns to the LSO with a blistering Shostakovich Fourth at the Barbican
United Kingdom Brahms, Shostakovich: Isabelle Faust (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 29.2.2024. (JR)
Magnificent Bruckner Te Deum from Stutzmann and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican
United Kingdom Bruckner: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (bass), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Mariana Rosas), London Symphony Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 11.2.2024. (JR)
Unique Gallic view of Bruckner from Nathalie Stutzmann and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2024. (JR)
