United Kingdom Bach, Schumann, Balakirev, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev: Danny Driver (piano), St John’s Smith Square, London, 3.11.2016. (RB)
Robert Beattie
Karl-Heinz Steffens Makes a Strong Impression with the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra/Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.10.2016. (RB)
An Impressive Start to the RPO’s Sibelius/Prokofiev Series
United Kingdom Sibelius, Prokofiev: Anna Fedorova (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Alexander Shelley (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 25.10.2016. (RB)
Jamie Barton’s Outstanding Wigmore Hall Debut
United Kingdom Turina, Brahms, Dvořák, Ives, Sibelius: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), James Baillieu (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 23.10.2016. (RB)
Superb Singing and Playing in Met’s Traditional Production of Don Giovanni
United States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Fabio Luisi (Conductor), Met Live in HD transmitted to the Komedia Cinema, Brighton, 21.10.2016. (RB)
The London Chamber Orchestra Salute Shakespeare – and Walton
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Walton: Bertrand Chamayou (piano); Simon Harrison (narrator); London Chamber Orchestra; Choir of Royal Holloway; Choristers of New College Oxford/Christopher Warren-Green (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 20.10.2016. (RB)
An Outstanding Recital by Leif Ove Andsnes
United Kingdom Beethoven, Sibelius, Debussy, Chopin: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 19.9.2016. (RB)
Young Singers Perform an Immensely Creative Barber of Seville
United Kingdom Rossini 2016 Festival – The Barber of Seville: Rossini 2016 Festival Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus, Gaetano Lo Coco (Conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 12.9.2016. (RB)