United Kingdom Debussy and Chopin: Tim Horton (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.12.2024. (MB)
A fine Wigmore Hall recital by Tim Horton, pairing Debussy and Chopin
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Wondrous Vancouver recital from Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou
Canada Messiaen, Scriabin, Zorn: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano). Chan Centre, Vancouver, 30.11.2024. (GN)
The Brandenburgers in Bohemia bring the Smetana anniversary year in Ostrava to a triumphant finale
Czech Republic Smetana, The Brandenburgers in Bohemia: Soloists, Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre / Jakub Klecker (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 5.12.2024. (GT)
Ashton’s Cinderella for The Royal Ballet focusses on steps but ignores the story
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Cinderella: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Jonathan Lo (conductor). Broadcast live from the Royal Ballet & Opera, Covent Garden, London, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 10.12.2024. (JPr)
The American Classical Orchestra leaps forward in time with ‘The Art of the Touch’
United States Various – ‘The Art of the Touch’: Sandra Miller (flute), Masayuki Maki (clavichord), Chaeyoung Park (piano), Avi Stein (harpsichord), American Classical Orchestra. The Salmagundi Club, New York, 6.12.2024. (RP)
RNCM excelled in Chabrier’s L’Étoile: the performance was admirable and full of charm and wonder
United Kingdom Chabrier, L’Étoile (The Star): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the RNCM / Martin Pickard (conductor). RNCM, Manchester, 8.12.2024. (MC)
Royal Ballet and Opera and The Metropolitan Opera to widen its cinema audience in the UK and US
Royal Ballet and Opera and The Metropolitan Opera join forces with new cinema collaboration
First of its kind collaboration to widen access to world-class ballet and opera across the UK and US
Broadcasts of the Met’s production of Il barbiere di Siviglia and Royal Ballet’s classic, The Nutcracker
Click here for RBO and here for the Met and find your local cinema screening
Robin Ticciati, Francesco Piemontesi, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra chart Northern European territories
Hungary Sibelius, Beethoven, Lindberg: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 10.12.2024. (LJ)
