Liszt: Dinara Klinton (piano), Royal Overseas League, London, 28.4.2016. (RB)
Robert Beattie
A Right Royal Performance from Sondra Radvanovsky in Roberto Devereux
United States Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera/Maurizio Benini (Conductor), Broadcast live to the Komedia Cinema, Brighton, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 16.4.2016. (RB)
(c) The Met/Ken Howard
Alexander Gavrylyuk Excels in Prokofiev Sonatas
United Kingdom Schubert, Chopin, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov: Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 15. 4.2016. (RB)
An Impressive Pairing of Messiaen and Bruckner from Rattle and the LSO
United Kingdom Messiaen, Bruckner: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 14.4.2016. (RB)
Pianists Adam Laloum and David Kadouch Combine to Great Effect
United Kingdom Schubert, Ravel, Stravinsky: Adam Laloum (piano), David Kadouch (piano), Institut Français, London, 19.3.2016 (RB)
The Splendour of Monteverdi’s Vespers in a First Rate Performance
United Kingdom Monteverdi: Soloists, Goldsmiths Choral Union, Hertfordshire Baroque Soloists, QuintEssential Sackbut & Cornett Ensemble/Brian Wright (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 16.3.2016. (RB)
Much to Admire in Benjamin Moser’s Wigmore Hall Recital
United Kingdom Grieg, Scriabin, Ravel, Debussy, Prokofiev: Benjamin Moser (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 12.3.2016. (RB)
A Rare Chance to Hear Zemlinsky’s Opulent Die Seejungfrau
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Zemlinsky: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.3.2016. (RB)