United Kingdom Brahms, Wagner, Berg and Strauss: Karita Mattila (soprano), Ville Matvejeff (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 6.5.2017. (JPr)
An Excellent, if Slightly Uneven, Wigmore Hall Recital from Karita Mattila
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A superbly Imaginative Combination of Debussy and Boulez
United Kingdom Debussy, Boulez: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano); Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Colin Greenfell (lighting). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.5.2017. (CC)
A Perceptive and Penetrating Partnership Between Alban Gerhardt and Steven Osborne
United Kingdom Beethoven, Shostakovich: Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano), LSO St Luke’s, London, 4.5.2017. (CS)
‘Kindred Spirits’: Padmore/Lewis Partnership Echoes that of Schubert and Müller
United Kingdom Schubert, Die Schöne Müllerin: Mark Padmore (tenor) and Paul Lewis (piano). Birmingham Town Hall, 30.4.2017. (GR)
Inspired Bach from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
United Kingdom Bach, The Brandenburg Concertos: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. St John’s, Smith Square, London. 2.5.2017. (CC)
Angela Brownridge Impresses Most of All in Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy: Angela Brownridge (piano), Cadogan Hall, London, 30.4.2017. (RB)
BBC NOW’s Laudable Musical Odyssey Continues with an Excursion into 20th Century Exile
United Kingdom Tales of Travel, 2: Annelien van Wauwe (clarinet), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Alexandre Bloch (conductor). BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 28.4.2017. (PCG)
Nikolaj Znaider Swaps Bow for Baton in an All-Russian Concert
United Kingdom Scriabin, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Sergej Krylov (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Nikolaj Znaider (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 28.4.2017. (SRT)