United Kingdom Berg, Schubert, Messiaen: Mitsuko Uchida (piano); Musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Daishin Kashimoto (violin); Ludwig Quandt (cello); Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.12.2013 (CC)
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Bach’s Christmas Joy from the Platinum Consort
United KingdomBach: Platinum Consort, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Scott Inglis-Kidger (conductor). Kings Place, London 19.12, 2013 (GDn)
An Excellent Recital from Simon Keenlyside and Malcolm Martineau
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Eisler, Britten, Wolf, Schubert, Brahms: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 18.12.2013 (MB)
András Schiff’s Bach Doesn’t Quite Hit the Mark This Time
United Kingdom Bach: András Schiff (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 18.12.2013 (GDn)
International Dimension to Quintet of Works by Dancer-Choreographers
United Kingdom Various Composers, Rambert – Evening of New Choreography: Rambert, Sadler’s Wells (Lilian Baylis Studio), London, 17.12.2013 (J.O’D)
A Festival of Song Opens in Singapore
Singapore Bach, Brahms, Pärt, Debussy, Tormis: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor), Concert Hall, Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, Singapore, 13.12.2013 (RP)
Bygone Age Recalled in The Wind in the Willows
United Kingdom Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows: Dancers, Actors, Singers and the Chroma Chamber Ensemble conducted by Tim Murray. Duchess Theatre, London. 17.12.2013. (JPr)
Will Kemp (Ratty), Cris Penfold (Toad) and Clemmie Sveaas (Mole) in The Wind in the Willows. Photo by Johan Persson
Aviary and Lunar Pleasures from Expert Musicians
United States Roussel, Catan, Jeremy Gill, Messiaen, Shulamit Ran: Lucy Shelton (soprano), Dolce Suono Ensemble, Roulette, New York City. 4.12.2013 (DS)