United Kingdom Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Glyndebourne, 25.6.2016. (RB)
Glyndebourne Captures Earthiness of The Cunning Little Vixen
Robert Beattie
A Dazzling Recital by Benjamin Grosvenor
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Chopin, Ravel, Liszt: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 24.6.2016. (RB)
An Excellent Concert Version of Don Giovanni Played on Period Instruments
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Orchestra of Classical Opera, Philharmonia Chorus, Ian Page (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 17.06.2016. (RB)
A Probing, Highly Original Recital from Yevgeny Sudbin
United Kingdom Scarlatti, Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel: Yevgeny Sudbin (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 16.6.2016. (RB)
Opera Holland Park Transports Imaginative La bohème to Tudor England
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, City of London Sinfonia, Opera Holland Park Children’s Chorus and Chorus / Matthew Waldren (conductor), Opera Holland Park, London, 13.6.2016. (RB)
Daniil Trifonov’s Wigmore Hall Residency Ends with Awe-Inspiring Rachmaninov
United Kingdom Bach, Brahms, Schubert, Rachmaninov: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 9.6.2016 (RB)
Superb Championship of Some Less Familiar Repertoire
United Kingdom Poulenc, Prokofiev, Wagner, Elgar: Nikita Boriso-Glebsky (violin), Kasparas Uinskas (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 4.6.2016. (RB)
A Dramatic and Penetrating Recital by Mark Padmore and Ryan Wigglesworth
United Kingdom Schumann, Ryan Wigglesworth, Janáček: Mark Padmore (tenor); Victoria Simmonds (mezzo-soprano); Ryan Wigglesworth (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 12.5.2016. (RB)