United Kingdom Debussy: Steven Osborne (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.12.2022. (JC)
More than a virtuosic showcase: Steven Osborne and Debussy Études at the Wigmore Hall
Concert Reviews
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Sublime Sibelius and Mahler from Batiashvili and the Philharmonia under Lahav Shani
United Kingdom Sibelius, Mahler: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Lahav Shani (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.12.2022. (JR)
Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich performs little-known treasures
Germany Weinberg, Joel Engel, Ilse Weber: Shachar Lavi (mezzo-soprano), Sofia Astakhov (clarinet), Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich / Daniel Grossmann (conductor). Munich Kammerspiele Theatre, 6.12.2022. (RF)
Voices are raised at Carnegie Hall in support of Ukraine
United States Various, Notes from Ukraine – 100 Years of ‘Carol of the Bells’: Marichka Marczyk (vocalist), Janai Brugger (soprano), Ukrainian Children’s Choir ‘Shchedryk’ / Marianna Sablina (conductor), Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus / Oleh Mahlay (conductor), Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York / Vasly Hrechynsky (conductor), Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Daniela Candillari (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 4.12.2022. (RP)
A fine overall lineup of soloists cannot solve the problems of this Christmas Festival Messiah
United Kingdom Handel, Messiah, HWV 56 (1741): Mary Bevan (soprano), Anna Harvey (mezzo-soprano), Oliver Johnston (tenor), Jonathan Lemalu (bass), English Concerto Chorus, Goldsmiths Choral Union, Highgate Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra / Brian Wright (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.12.2022. (CC)
Unutterable emotional honesty from the Manchester Collective’s Places We Know
United Kingdom Manchester Collective’s Places We Know: Manchester Collective / Rakhi Singh (violin/director). Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, 4.12.2022. (CC)
Peter Wyrick and Anton Nel do justice to Beethoven and Shostakovich cello sonatas
United States Various: Anton Nel (piano), Peter Wyrick (cello). Gunn Theatre at Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 4.12.2022. (HS)
Rabinovich gives an extraordinary performance of Tchaikovsky’s B-flat minor Piano Concerto in Glasgow
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Wagner: Roman Rabinovich (pianist), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 3.12.2022. (GT)
