United Kingdom Dowland, Bach, Beethoven: Yunchan Lim (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 18.1.2023. (MBr)
A standout debut from Yunchan Lim at Wigmore Hall
Marc Bridle
Vikingur Ólafsson’s enjoyable recital of music by Philip Glass and Edmund Finnis
United Kingdom Glass, Finnis: Vikingur Ólafsson (piano). Purcell Room, 24.9.2022. (MB)
This BBC SO concert with Lozakovich at the Proms had an only too rare high artistic quality
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [23], Prom 51 – Lalo, Brahms, Franck: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Fabien Gabel (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.8.2022. (MBr)
Strikingly tender Liszt from Yuja Wang, slow-burn Sibelius and sumptuous Strauss from the Oslo Phil
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [15], Prom 35 – Sibelius, Liszt, R. Strauss: Yuja Wang (piano), Oslo Philharmonic / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.8.2022. (MBr)
Thrilling Xenakis Proms premiere but an underwhelming Sacre from Martyn Brabbins and the BBC SO
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [11], Prom 20 – Birtwistle, Ravel, Xenakis, Stravinsky: Tom Borrow (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2022. (MBr)
With the CBSO at the BBC Proms, Kazuki Yamada proves what a dynamic and talented conductor he is
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [8], Prom 14 – Glinka, Smyth, Rachmaninoff: Elena Urioste (violin), Ben Goldscheider (horn), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.7.2022. (MBr)
BBC SO’s brilliance in a reminiscence of Hitchcock but disappointing in Bruckner
United Kingdom Baker, Rachmaninoff, Bruckner: Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan (conductor), Barbican Centre, London 27.5.2022. (MBr)
The Wigmore Hall artistry of Jakub Józef Orlínski and Michał Biel was of peerless quality and equality
United Kingdom Fux, Purcell, Czyż, Karłowicz, Moniuszko, Handel: Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 1.5.2022. (MBr)
