Berg and Beethoven were served to perfection at the Barbican by soloists, chorus, Simon Rattle and LSO
23/01/2020
United Kingdom Beethoven 250 – Berg, Beethoven: Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Pavol Breslik (tenor), David Soar (bass), London Symphony Chorus and London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, 19.1.2020. (AK)
LSO’s Christus am Ölberge (c) Candice Wittion
Outstanding Tetzlaff Quartet performances of Schoenberg and Beethoven in Berlin
23/01/2020
Germany Schoenberg and Beethoven: Tetzlaff Quartet (Christian Tetzlaff, Elisabeth Kufferath [violins], Hanna Weinmeister [viola], Tanja Tetzlaff [cello]). Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 19.1.2020. (MB)
Tetzlaff Quartett (c) Giorgiia Bertazzi
Not just any bootcamp: Renée Fleming’s SongStudio returns to Carnegie Hall
22/01/2020
United States Various composers, SongStudio 2020: Singers and pianists,.Carnegie Hall, New York, 16-18.1.2020. (RP)
Renée Fleming and SongStudio participants at Zankel Hall © Jennifer Taylor
In New York, an operatically inclined group excels in chamber music
22/01/2020
United States Aucoin, Ives, Wollschleger, Honstein: American Modern Opera Company, The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation, New York City, 11.1.2020. (DS)
Matthew Aucoin (c) Steven Laxton
Rousing Pictures crowns an evening in Miami
22/01/2020
United States Berlioz, Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), New World Symphony / Chad Goodman and Juanjo Mena (conductors). Knight Concert Hall, Miami, 11.1.2020. (RDA)
Juanjo Mena (c) Michal Novak
Lisa Batiashvili’s virtuosity makes Berg’s Violin Concerto take flight in Oxford
21/01/2020
United Kingdom Schubert, Berg & Brahms: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 17.1.2020. (CR)
Lisa Batiashvili (c) Sammy Hart
With the SCO, Maxim Emelyanychev confirms his world-class talent for baroque music
21/01/2020
United Kingdom Bach, Lully, Rameau, Telemann: Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (director/harpsichord). City Hall Glasgow, 17.1.2020. (GT)
Maxim Emelyanychev (c) Ryan Buchanan
Melodies abound in Gianandrea Noseda’s fine debut with the Philharmonia Zurich
20/01/2020
Switzerland Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: Narek Haknazaryan (cello), Philharmonia Zurich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera House, 19.1.2010. (JR)
Gianandrea Noseda (c) Steve Sherman
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This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best. 
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
Composed in 1803, at a time when Beethoven was also writing his second symphony and his third piano 
This production has worked hard to cut the story's racist stereotypes 
Byzantine, Aramaic, and Coptic Christian traditions are melded along with songs and chants – some of 
While other venues closed up shop for the festive season, Wigmore Hall has flown the flag for top-qu 
