United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Brahms: Oxford Philomusica / Shlomo Mintz (violinist and conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 13.3.2014 (CR)
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Gerhaher and Huber: Profoundly Satisfying in Schumann
United Kingdom Schumann: Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 15.3.2014 (MB)
A Haunting and Magnificent Lucia di Lammermoor at LA Opera
United States Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 15.3.14-6.4.14 (JRo) 
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Sumptuous Singing from Anne Schwanewilms
United Kingdom Mahler, Liszt, R. Strauss, Anne Schwanewilms (soprano), Charles Spencer (piano)., Wigmore Hall, London, 13.3.2014 (CC)
Stunning Performance of Die Frau ohne Schatten Compensates for Opaque Plot
United Kingdom Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 14.3.2014. (JPr)
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The Zehetmair Quartet: Memorable Music-Making – from Memory
United Kingdom Janáček, Schubert, Debussy: Zehetmair Quartet [Thomas Zahetmair & Kuba Jakovicz (violins), Ruth Killius (viola), Christian Elliott (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 14.3.2014 (CS)
Humour and Pathos in James Bowman Recital
Dowland, Farrant, Gibbons, Purcell, Handel, Britten, Howells, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Praetorius, Maxwell Davis: English Song from Dowland to Britten: James Bowman (counter-tenor), Andrew Plant (piano), Christ Church, Cheltenham, 15.3.2014. “Counter tenors are an invention of the twentieth century,” James Bowman informed his audience at this recital presented by the Holst Birthplace Museum. He also … Read more
Skrowaczewski’s Experienced Mastery in Bruckner
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Bruckner: Benjamin Beilman (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.3.2014 (GDn)