United Kingdom BBC SO Total Immersion – Music for the End of Time: Soloists, Simon Wallfisch (baritone), Guildhall School Musicians, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan, Nicholas Chalmers, Josep Pons (conductors). Barbican Hall, Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 23.1.2022. (MB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
It’s only January but OAE’s triumphant Aci, Galatea e Polifemo might be one of the events of the year
United Kingdom Handel, Demons in the Bath: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo: Zoë Brookshaw (soprano, Aci); Bethany Horak-Hallett (mezzo-soprano, Galatea); Trevor Bowes (bass, Polifemo); Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Steven Devine (director, harpsichord). Cadogan Hall, London, 23.1.2022. (CC)
Golden-voiced Golda Schultz finds common ground with dramatic songs by women composers
United States This be her verse: Golda Schultz (soprano) and Jonathan Ware (piano). San Francisco performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 21.1.2021. (HS)
Shostakovich’s complete Quartets at the Roman Philharmonic Academy
Italy Shostakovich: Quartetto Prometeo (Giulio Rovighi, Aldo Campagnari [violins], Danusha Waskiewicz [viola], Francesco Dillon [cello]). Teatro Argentina, Rome, 20.1.2022. (GP)
Karina Canellakis and the LPO amply compensate for a disrupted programme
United Kingdom Boulanger, Wagner, Scriabin: London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.1.2022. (MB)
Orchestra of the Swan’s blockbuster pairing triumphs in Warwick
United Kingdom Wagner, Mozart, Schubert: Orchestra of the Swan / Michael Collins (conductor, clarinet). Warwick Hall, Warwick School, 20.1.2022. (CP)
Vital Shostakovich and Prokofiev from Gauthier Capuçon and Michael Tilson Thomas
United States Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Gauthier Capuçon (cello), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 20.1.2022. (HS)
Austere Berg and joyful Rachmaninov from Lionel Bringuier, Vilde Frang and Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Switzerland Berg, Rachmaninov: Vilde Frang (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Lionel Bringuier (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 20.1.2022. (JR)