United Kingdom Bartók, Debussy Stravinsky Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, François-Frédéric Guy (pianos). Wigmore Hall, London, 13.6.2015 (CC)
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Paul Lewis Not Quite at His Best in Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven: Paul Lewis (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.6.2015 (CC)
Fidelio: Two Operas in One
Switzerland Beethoven: Fidelio, Chorus of the Geneva Grand Théâtre (Chorus Master: Alan Woodbridge) and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Pinchas Steinberg (conductor), Grand Théâtre de Genève, 10.6.2015 (AL)
A Definitive Performance in a Dead Acoustic
New Zealand Borodin, Shostakovich, Dvořák: Jacky Siu (cello), Auckland Youth Orchestra, Antun Poljanich (conductor), Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Forum North, Whangarei, New Zealand. 16.05.2015 (Pse)
A Pianist’s Maturity Starts to Catch Up with Technique
United States Tchaikovsky, Bach, Chopin: Lang Lang (piano). Civic Opera House, Chicago , 9.5.15 (DP)
Impressive Performances of 17th Century Music from Blaze and Kenny
Dowland, Campion, Purcell, Kapsberger, Lawes, de Visée: Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute & theorbo), Great Hall, Dartington. 6.6.2015 (PRB) ‘Tis Nature’s Voice: Solo Song in Seventeenth-Century England Dowland: Clear or Cloudy The King of Denmark’s Galliard Can she excuse my wrongs? Preludium Captain Digorie Piper’s Galliard Fantasia Me, me and none but … Read more
Philharmonia Concert in Cardiff – Joy from Beginning to End
Ravel, Stravinsky: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 20.2.2015 (PCG)
A Capricious Fidelio Disappoints in Madrid
Spain Beethoven: Fidelio, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Hartmut Haenchen (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 30.5.2015 (JMI)