Spain Wagner: Die Walküre, Liceu’s Orchestra, Josep Pons (conductor), The Liceu, Barcelona, 22 & 23.5.2014. (JMI)
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Surprising Anomalies Between Performances of Die Walküre
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A Colossal Il Trovatore in Beijing
China Verdi: Il Trovatore, National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Lu Jia (conductor), National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, 21&23.05.14 (RP)
Pianist Mateusz Borowiak in Conversation with Robert Beattie
United Kingdom Pianist Mateusz Borowiak in Conversation with Robert Beattie
Photo: Mr Bogdan Kułakowski.
The Barbican’s ‘Birtwistle at 80’ Celebrations Continue in Fine Style
United Kingdom Birtwistle: Katrien Baerts (soprano), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen (conductor). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 25.5.2014 (MB)
The English Music Festival 2014 Launched Auspiciously
United Kingdom English Music Festival 2014 – Day 1, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 23.5.2014. (RB)
An Enthralling Evening with Anoushka Shankar
United Kingdom Anoushka Shankar (sitar), Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.5.2014 (CC)
First-class Chamber Music from the Borodin Quartet and Kun Woo Paik
Haydn, Prokofiev, Brahms: Borodin Quartet, Kun Woo Paik (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 23.5.2014 (RB)
Miss Saigon Retains its Emotional Grip
United Kingdom Boublil and Schönberg, Miss Saigon: Companyand Orchestra conducted by Alfonso Casado Trigo. Prince Edward Theatre, London 22.5.2014. (JPr)
