United Kingdom Beethoven, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev Vitaly Pisarenko (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 16.4.2015 (RB)
Robert Beattie
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)
The LSO Celebrate Michael Tilson Thomas at Seventy
United Kingdom Britten, Shostakovich, Sibelius. Yuja Wang (piano), Philip Cobb (trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.3.2015 (RB)
Terrific Performances in a Static, Uninspiring La Donna Del Lago
United Kingdom Rossini, La Donna Del Lago: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera New York / Michele Mariotti (conductor). Relayed to the Duke of York Cinema, Brighton, 14.3.15. (RB)
An Excellent Beethoven Evening from Marin Alsop and the LPO
United Kingdom Beethoven David Fray (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra/Marin Alsop (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 21.2.2015 (RB)