Messiaen, Prokofiev, Fauré, and Stravinsky: Jack Liebeck (violin), Katya Apekisheva (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.5.2015 (MB)
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Richard Uttley’s Piano Recital: The Ideal Antidote to an Election!
United Kingdom Bach, Kaner, and Beethoven: Richard Uttley (piano). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 7.5.2015 (MB)
Barbara Hannigan Excels with Voice and Baton
United Kingdom Mozart, Stravinsky, and Haydn: Britten Sinfonia, Barbara Hannigan (soprano & conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.5.2015 (MB)
Dorothea Röschmann and Dame Mitsuko Uchida: An Exceptional Partnership
United Kingdom Schumann and Berg: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.5.2015 (MB)
Covent Garden Offers King Roger Right Royal Treatment
Szymanowski, Król Roger: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Extra Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 1.5.2015 (MB) Cast: Archbishop – Alan Ewing Deaconess – Agnes Zwierko King Roger – Mariusz Kwiecień Edrisi – Kim Begley Roxana – Georgia Jarman … Read more
A Richly Enlightening Celebration of Boulez at The Barbican
United Kingdom Debussy, Boulez, Robin, and Pintscher: Sophie Cherrier (flute), Nicolas Crosse (double bass), Michael Barenboim (violin), Arshia Cont and Franck Rossi (IRCAM electronics), Ensemble Intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 28.4.2015 (MB)
A Distinguished Harpsichord Recital by Mahan Esfahani
Tomkins, Gibbons, Scheidt, J. S. Bach, Jones, Kidane, Kalabis, and W.F. Bach: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Milton Court, London, 27.4.2015 (MB)
Political Protest Fails to Silence the Jerusalem Quartet
United Kingdom Mozart, Janáček, and Schubert: Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bresler (violins), Ori Kam (viola), Kyril Zlotnikov (cello)). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 24.4.2015 (MB)