United Kingdom Elgar, Schnittke, Piazzolla, Schubert. Ksenia Kogan (piano), Soyoung Yoon (violin) John Malkovich (narrator) Korean Chamber Orchestra, Ralf Gothóni (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London. 23.2.2015 (LB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Only Delight in a Typical Hamelin Bouquet
United States Field, Hamelin, Debussy, Liszt: Marc-André Hamelin (piano). 92nd Street Y, New York City. 21.2.2015 (BH)
The Second Viennese School Gets Another Outing
Schoenberg and Mahler: Chloé Olivia Moore (soprano), Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Dirk Brossé (conductor), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 23.2.2015 (BJ)
No Signs of World-Weariness in a Quartet’s Delightful Haydn
United Kingdom Haydn, Reger, and Schoenberg: Orion String Quartet, Peter Serkin (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 20.2.2015 (BJ)
Ivo Pogorelich: Truly a Law Unto Himself
United Kingdom Liszt, Schumann, Stravinsky, and Brahms: Ivo Pogorelich (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.2.2015 (MB)
The Intimate and the Spectacular: An Inspiring Lobgesang from Bramwell Tovey
United Kingdom Mendelssohn and Brahms: Monica Huisman (soprano), Kristin Hoff (mezzo-soprano), Isaiah Bell (tenor), Elektra Women’s Choir (directed by Morna Edmundson), Chor Leoni (directed by Eric Licht), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, BC, 20.2.2015 (GN)
Freshness and Spontaneity from St Petersburgh SO in Manchester
United Kingdom Sibelius, Beethoven, Rachmaninov: Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Freddie Kempf (piano), Natalie Clein (cello), Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Dmitriev (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 23.2.2015 (MC)
Intelligent, Discerning Musicianship from Lisa Batiashvili and Paul Lewis
United Kingdom Schubert, J.S. Bach, Telemann and Beethoven: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Paul Lewis (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 23.2.2015 (CS)