United Kingdom Handel, Brahms, Weber, Bartók, Albéniz: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 11.9.2016. (RB)
Robert Beattie
Absolute Delight at the Final Proms Chamber Music Concert
United Kingdom Proms Chamber Music 8 – Purcell/Britten, Mendelssohn, Quilter: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Joseph Middleton (piano), Cadogan Hall, London, 5.9.2016. (RB)
The Albert Hall Acoustic Presents Challenges in an Insightful Performance of the B Minor Mass
United Kingdom Prom 63 – Bach, Mass in B minor: Katherine Watson (soprano), Tim Mead (counter-tenor), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), André Morsch (baritone), Les Arts Florissants/William Christie (Conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 1.9.2016. (RB)
The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop Make a Colourful Return to the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 51 – Marlos Nobre, Grieg, Villa-Lobos, Rachmaninov: Gabriela Montero (piano), São Paulo Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.8.2016. (RB)
Momentum in Britten, Inflexibility in Schubert in BBC Phil Concert
United Kingdom Prom 24 – Ginastera, Britten, Schubert: Steven Osborne (Piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (Conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.7.2016 (RB)
Superb Playing and Singing from Opera North in Die Walküre
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Orchestra of Opera North, Richard Farnes (Conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.06.16. (RB)
Photo credit: Clive Barda.
Glyndebourne Captures Earthiness of The Cunning Little Vixen
United Kingdom Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Glyndebourne, 25.6.2016. (RB)
A Dazzling Recital by Benjamin Grosvenor
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Chopin, Ravel, Liszt: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 24.6.2016. (RB)