United Kingdom Haydn: Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bresler (violins), Ori Kam (viola), Kyril Zlotnikov (cello)). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.2.2018. (MB)
Mark Berry
An Intriguing Encounter with Stimmung
United Kingdom Stockhausen: Theatre of Voices (Else Torp, Signe Asmussen, Randi Pontoppidan, Wolomydr Smischkewych, Jakob Skoldborg, Jakob Bloch Jespersen), Ian Dearden (sound design). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 9.2.2018 (MB)
Barrie Kosky’s Carmen for the Royal Opera is a Tedious Affair
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus director: William Spaulding), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Jakub Hrůsá (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 6.2.2018. (MB)
A Delightful, Varied Concert from Ensemble 360
United Kingdom Janáček, Mozart, and Beethoven: Ensemble 360. Wigmore Hall, London, 3.2.2018. (MB)
Widmann and the Hagen Quartet Penetrate to the Heart of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet.
United Kingdom Webern, Widmann, and Mozart: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen (violin), Rainer Schmidt (violin), Veronika Hagen (viola), Clemens Hagen (cello)), Jörg Widmann (clarinet). Wigmore Hall, London, 30.1.2018. (MB)
An Outstanding Exploration of Debussy by François-Xavier Roth and the LSO
United Kingdom Debussy: Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 25.1.2018. (MB)
Quatuor Diotima Offer a ‘Shock of the New’ in Szymanowski, Saunders and Schubert
United Kingdom Szymanowski, Rebecca Saunders, and Schubert: Quatuor Diotima (Yun-Peng Zhao, Constance Ronzatti (violins), Franck Chevalier (viola), Pierre Morlet (cello)). Wigmore Hall, London, 18.1.2018. (MB)
Musical Excellence from the Modigliani Quartet at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Haydn and Brahms: Modigliani Quartet (Amaury Coeytaux, Loïc Rio (violins), Laurent Marfaing (viola), François Kieffer (cello)). Wigmore Hall, London, 14.1.2018. (MB)