United Kingdom Shchedrin, Myaskovsky, Denisov, Rachmaninov: Tatiana Monogarova (soprano), Sergei Skorokhodov (tenor), Vladimir Chernov (baritone), London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.9.2012 (CG)
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Salonen’s Perceptive Beethoven – and with a Twist!
United Kingdom Kurtág, Beethoven: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Giselle Allen (soprano), Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), James Rutherford (baritone), Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.9.2012 (CC)
Vienna Festival Ballet’s Coppelia Abounds in the Feel-Good Factor
United Kingdom Delibes, Coppelia: Vienna Festival Ballet, The Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 27.9.2012 (RJ)
Sir Colin Davis’s 85th Birthday Celebrated in His Absence
United Kingdom Mozart, Strauss, and Elgar: Concert in Honour of Sir Colin Davis’s 85th birthday Sally Matthews (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Gordan Nikolitch (director), Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 27.9.2012 (MB)
Conviction Meets Poetry: Alexander Romanovsky in Rome
Italy Alexander Romanovsky (piano). Teatro Olimpico Rome, The Uto Ughi per Roma Festival , 27.9.2012 (JB)
London’s Bloomsbury Festival (19th-20th October): Free Attendance for All
United Kingdom London’s Bloomsbury Festival (19th-20th October)
The London Philharmonic’s Disappointing Season Opener
United Kingdom Strauss and Zemlinsky: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.9.2012 (MB)
Delius’s Village Romeo and Juliet Gets a Rare London Outing
United Kingdom Delius, A Village Romeo and Juliet: Soloists, The London Chorus, The New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 25.9.2012. (JPr)