United Kingdom Wagner and Rachmaninoff – a semi-staged concert directed by Annabel Arden: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 21.1.2015. (JPr)
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A Stunning Recital by Denis Matsuev
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Schumann, Rachmaninov: Denis Matsuev (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.1.2015 (CC)
Enthusiastic Welcome for Former Principal Conductor of Bournemouth Orchestra
United Kingdom Elgar, Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams: Alexei Volodi (piano); Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Litton (conductor). The Lighthouse, Poole, 21.1.2015 (IL)
Eclectic Song Recital with Masterly Rachmaninoff
United States Copland, Schubert, Poulenc, Smith, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky: Sarah Shafer (soprano), Lydia Brown (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 20.1.2015 (BJ)
Cello Eloquence in an Evening of Classic Piano Trios
United States Mozart, Strauss, and Mendelssohn: Cynthia Raim (piano), Catherine Cho (violin), Peter Stumpf (cello), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 15.1.2015 (BJ)
Enterprising and Excellent Concert from Hazlewood And Welsh Sinfonia
United Kingdom Mozart, Nyman, Ives, Prokofiev: Sara Trickey (violin), Sarah Jane Bradley (viola),
Welsh Sinfonia, Charles Hazlewood (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 17.1.2015 (PCG)
Seymour Lipkin Does Justice to Beethoven
United States Mozart, Beethoven, and Bartók: Seymour Lipkin (piano), Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 14.1.2015 (BJ)
Vasko Vassilev Celebrates 20 Years as Concert Master at the Royal Opera House
United Kingdom Vasko Vassilev’s 20th Anniversary Recital. Vasko Vassilev (violin), Pamela Tan Nicholson (piano) with string ensemble and Fergus Gerrand (percussion), members of the Royal Opera chorus and special guest Shogo Kariyazaki (ikebana master). Paul Hamlyn Hall, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 19.1.2015. (JPr)
