United Kingdom Schubert, R. Strauss, Prokofiev: Joshua Bell (violin), Sam Haywood (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 11.12.2012 (RB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
A Sibelius Lover’s Frozen Dream
United Kingdom Sibelius: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Osmo Vänskä (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Hall, London, 7.12.2012 (JFL)
Spellbinding Sibelius from Leonidas Kavakos
United Kingdom Sibelius: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Barbican Hall, London 9.12.2012 (CD)
Paavo Järvi’s Interesting Way with Schumann
Austria Schumann: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi (conductor). Großer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 9.12.2012 (MB)
Seasonal Bach, No Luxury Cars in Sight
United States Bach, Tunder, Kuhnau, Praetorius, Böddecker: Yulia Van Doren and Catherine Webster (sopranos), Laura Pudwell (alto), Colin Balzer (tenor), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Pacific MusicWorks, Stephen Stubbs (conductor and lute), St James Cathedral, Seattle, 1.12.2012 (BJ)
All-Russian Concert Lacks Sharpness, Charm and Emotion
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Vadim Repin (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.12.2012 (GD)
Met’s Un Ballo has Echoes of Alden’s 1989 Production for ENO
United Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Fabio Luisi. (Production by David Alden; directed for live cinema by Matthew Diamond; broadcast to the Barbican Cinema, London, 8.12.2012. (JPr)
Marvellous Waves of Sound from Swansea Bach Choir
United Kingdom Parsons, Guerrero, Byrd, Daquin, Distler, Pachebel, Bach, Lauridsen: Swansea Bach Choir / Greg Hallam (conductor), Glenn Crooks, organ, St Gabriel’s, Brynmill, Swansea, 9.12.2012. (NR)