United Kingdom Schubert, Winterreise, D911: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Emanuel Ax (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.10.2014 (MB)
Mark Berry
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)
Impressive Performances of Schoenberg and Berg Bring Vienna to King’s Place
United Kingdom ‘Vienna Revisited’ – Schoenberg and Berg: Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Alice Privett (soprano), Chad Vindin (piano), Members of the Aurora Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Nicholas Collon (conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, 18. and 20.9.2014 (MB)
Nicolas Hodges’ Fascinating Recital Offers Much More than the Sum of its Parts
United Kingdom Debussy, Birtwistle, and Mozart-Busoni: Nicolas Hodges (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 14.9.2014 (MB)
London Celebrates Gluck’s Tercentenary – Though Not in an Opera House
United Kingdom Gluck, Il Parnoso confuso, and Ferdinando Bertoni, Orfeo: Soloists, CHROMA, Thomas Blunt (conductor). St John’s Smith Square, London, 16.9.2014 (MB)
PROM 69: Widman Premiere Work Evokes Ghosts of Expressionist Past
United Kingdom Prom 69 – Brahms and Widmann: Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.9.2014 (MB)