United Kingdom Glinka, Szymanowski, Mussorgsky, Ravel Nicola Benedetti (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/Krzysztof Urbanksi (conductor) Barbican Hall, London, 3.5.2015 (RB)
Robert Beattie
Winning Performances of Romantic Favourites
Alice Coote’s Enticing Survey of French Song
United Kingdom Recital of French Songs Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 20.4.2015 (RB)
A Memorable Recital by Vitaly Pisarenko
United Kingdom Beethoven, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev Vitaly Pisarenko (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 16.4.2015 (RB)
Life-affirming Nielsen from Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia
Haydn, Beethoven, Nielsen, Martin Helmchen (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra/Paavo Järvi (conductor) Royal Festival Hall, London 12.4.2014 (RB)
Pianist Martin Jones in Conversation with Robert Beattie
Photo Courtesy Nimbus Records
Pianist Martin Jones in Conversation with Robert Beattie
Russian Ballets Impress More Than Lindberg’s New Piano Concerto.
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Magnus Lindberg, Stravinsky Yefim Bronfman (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 21.3.2015 (RB)
Consummate Pianistic Artistry from Evgeny Kissin
United Kingdom Beethoven, Prokofiev, Chopin, Liszt. Evgeny Kissin (piano) Barbican Hall, London, 20.3.2015 (RB)