United Kingdom Vivaldi, Rutter, Lalo, Fauré, The Four Seasons, Of A Rose and Suite en blanc: Dancers and Orchestra of the English National Ballet, City Chamber Choir, Emil Chakalov (violin), Gavin Sutherland (conductor), City of London Festival Golden Jubilee 2012,St Paul’s Cathedral, London, 3.7.2012. (JPr)
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ALTO Hit the High Notes
New Zealand Brahms, Bridge, Schumann, Loeffler, Hindemith, Weil: ALTO – Kristin Darragh (mezzo), Julia Joyce (viola), Kirsten Simpson (piano), The Old Library Arts Centre, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, 21.06.2012. (PSe)
Mischief in the Shadows – Britten’s Dream in Rome
Italy Benjamin Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Rome Opera / James Conlon (conductor), premiere on 19.6.2012 (JB)
Bertrand Chamayou Impresses at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Debussy and Liszt: Bertrand Chamayou (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.7.2012 (MB)
A ‘Traditional’ Le Nozze di Figaro
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Royal College of Music Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Michael Rosewell (conductor). Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 30.6.2012 (MB)
A Highly Rewarding Evening with Hayroudinoff and the LPO Soloists
United Kingdom Brahms, Schubert, Shostakovich: Rustem Hayroudinoff (piano), Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Wigmore Hall, London. 30.6.2012 (RB)
Creative Collaborations in Cardiff make for Enjoyable Concerts
United Kingdom Gorb, Davoren, R.Strauss, Woolfenden: Orchestra of Welsh National Opera (with Students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama), Stephen Wood (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 28.6.2012(GP)
Mendelssohn, Bach, Grieg: Orchestra of Welsh National Opera (with Students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama), David Adams (violin), Catriona Mackinnon (oboe), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 28.6.2012(GP)
Susan Graham: A London Recital Full of Delights
United Kingdom Purcell, Berlioz, Schubert, Schumann, et al.: Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 29.6.2012 (MB)