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)
Robert Beattie
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)
A Fascinating Foray into Paris, the City of Light
United Kingdom Dutilleux, Ravel: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 12.2.2015 (RB)
A Fine Recital from Benjamin Grosvenor
United Kingdom Rameau, Bach-Busoni, Franck, Chopin, Granados, Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 23.1.2015 (RB)
Sophie Bevan Recalls the Great War
Songs of Vain Glory Sophie Bevan (soprano), Sebastian Wybrew (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 14.12.2014 (RB)
The Pavel Haas Quartet Brings Bohemia to the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Janáček, Smetana: Dvořák Pavel Haas Quartet, Ivo Kahánek (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.12.2014 (RB)
The Orchestra of St Paul’s Captivates a Young Audience
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Howard Blake. Clemency Burton-Hill (narrator), Gabriel Ali (treble), Orchestra of St Paul’s, Ben Palmer (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 13.12.2014 (RB)