Germany Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Isarphilharmonie, Munich 5.2.2023. (ALL)
Sir Simon Rattle conducts a Siegfried in Munich full of new revelations
Concert Reviews
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Ecstasy: an exceptional concert from Javier Perianes, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO
United Kingdom RPO’s Journeys of Discovery: Ecstasy: Javier Perianes (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.2.2023. (KMcD)
Pappano and the LSO give us a preview to what could be one of the great musical partnerships
United Kingdom Coleridge-Taylor, Liszt, R. Strauss: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano. Barbican Hall, London 12.2.2023. (MBr)
Haydn’s musical pictures and jokes spark into life, thanks to Peter Whelan and Dunedin Consort
United Kingdom Haydn, CPE Bach: Jonathan Manson (cello), Dunedin Consort, Peter Whelan (director/harpsichord). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 12.2.2023. (SRT)
Rising stars and radiant Poles: Orama conducts the BBCSO at the Barbican
United Kingdom Bacewicz, Mozart, Szymanowski: Johan Dalene (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Nicky Spence (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 10.2.2023. (CS)
Scottish Opera’s dash through Verdi’s middle and late periods is a win due to the excellent orchestra
United Kingdom Scottish Opera’s The Verdi Collection: Eri Nakamura (soprano), Katherine Aitken (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Lester Lynch (baritone), Jihoon Kim (bass), The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Stuart Stratford (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.2.2023. (SRT)
Modality and modernity: works old and new for two violas
United Kingdom Gibbons, Aviss, Bridge: Peter Mallinson (viola), Matthias Wiesner (viola). St Bride’s, London, 10.2.2023. (CS)
Fabulous Half Six Fix of Weill and Beethoven from Eric Lu, Marin Alsop and the LSO
United Kingdom LSO’s Half Six Fix – Weill, Beethoven: Eric Lu (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2023. (CC)
