United Kingdom Bach, Schumann, and Szymanowski: Piotr Anderszewski (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.2.2016 (MB)
Mark Berry
Italian Madrigals Brought to Life at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom ‘Io morirò d’Amore’ – Marenzio, Monteverdi, and Gesualdo: La Compagnia del Madrigale [Rossana Bertini, Francesca Cassinari (sopranos), Elena Carzaniga (contralto), Giuseppe Maletto (tenor), Raffaele Giordani, Daniele Carnovich (basses)], Wigmore Hall, London, 7.2.2016. (MB)
Anu Komsi and Patricia Kopatchinskaja Draw Listeners into Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments
United Kingdom Kurtág: Anu Komsi (soprano), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.2.2016 (MB)
McRae’s The Devil Inside Provides a Chilling Night at the Peacock Theatre
United Kingdom Stuart McRae, The Devil Inside: Soloists, the Music Theatre Wales Ensemble, Michael Rafferty (conductor). Peacock Theatre, London, 3.2.2016 (MB)

Confused Production of Chabrier’s L’Etoile Makes for a Tedious Evening
United Kingdom Chabrier, L’Etoile: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1.2.2016. (MB)

Peerless Mozart from Radu Lupu and Kremerata Baltica
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche (5) – Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Weinberg: Kremerata Baltica, Radu Lupu (piano/conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 31.1.2016. (MB)
The Elias Quartet: Particularly Persuasive in Mendelssohn and Schumann
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche (4) – Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schumann: Elias Quartet (Sara Bittloch, Donald Grant [violins], Martin Saving [viola], Marie Bittloch [cello]). Grosse Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 31.1.2016 (MB)
Impressive Mendelssohn from Pablo Heras-Casado
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche (3) – Mendelssohn: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Werner Güra, Dániel Aŕva (tenors), Matthias Winckhler, Marcell Attila Krovokay (basses), Arnold Schoenberg Chor (chorus master: Erwin Ortner), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 30.1.2016. (MB)

(c) Salzburg Mozartwoche