United Kingdom Puccini, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi: Soloists, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Peter Robinson (conductor). Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 20.11.2014 (MB)
Mark Berry
The Takács Quartet: Exemplary in Beethoven and Mozart
United Kingdom Beethoven and Mozart: Takács Quartet [Eduard Dusinberre, Károly Schranz, (violin)Geraldine Walther, András Fejér (cello)], Louise Williams (viola), Wigmore Hall, 9.11.2014 (MB)
The Perceptive Joy of Renaud Capuçon’s Playing in Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Frank Braley (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 9.11.2014 (MB)
Magisterial Bruckner from Haitink and the LSO
United Kingdom Bruckner: London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 23.10.2014 (MB)
Keenlyside and Ax: A Rewarding Partnership in Winterreise
United Kingdom Schubert, Winterreise, D911: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Emanuel Ax (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.10.2014 (MB)
Mastery and Sensitivity from Dame Mitsuko Uchida in Schubert and Beethoven
United Kingdom Schubert and Beethoven: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.10.2014
Enthralling Performances by Ensemble Modern
United Kingdom Cerha, Petraškevičs, Schöllhorn, and Schoenberg: Ensemble Modern [Jagdish Mystry, Giorgos Panagiotidis, Corinna Canzian, Diego Ramos Rodriguez (violins), Megumi Kasakawa, Patrick Jüdt (viola), Eva Böcker, Michael M. Kasper (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 10.10.2014 (MB)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Bach: Very Much More Than the Sum of its Parts
United Kingdom Bach: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 20.9.2014 (MB)