United Kingdom JS Bach: Vikingur Ólafsson (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 13.4.2025. (CSa)
Ólafsson at Wigmore Hall: Bach’s Goldberg Variations take wing and end with a prayer
UK Concerts
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A modern Goldberg Variations from Yunchan Lim at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Hanruji Lee, Bach: Yunchan Lim (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 8.4.2025. (MBr)
A rainbow of colours from Alexandre Bloch and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Poole
United Kingdom Debussy, Berlioz, Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel): Lise Berthaud (viola), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 9.4.2025. (CK)
The fascination of Kurtág’s Játékok for the curious is illuminated by Valeria Szervánszky and Ronald Cavaye
United Kingdom György Kurtág Játékok Lecture: Valeria Szervánszky, Ronald Cavaye (speakers/piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 10.4.2025. (CC)
Truly momentous Prokofiev from Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven, Prokofiev: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, 10.4.2025. (CC)
A remarkable Wigmore Hall evening with Héloïse Werner and friends
United Kingdom Héloïse Werner (soprano) and friends: Héloïse Werner (soprano), Max Baillie (violin/viola), Colin Alexander (cello), Misha Mullov-Abbado (double bass), Bruno Heinen (piano), Angela Wai Nok Hui (percussion). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.4.2025. (CC)
The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic give a spectacular concert of romantic works in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Schubert: Pablo Ferrández (cello), Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra/ Carlo Tenan (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 6.4.2025. (GT)
Noseda and the LSO make a persuasive case for Shostakovich’s most problematic symphony
United Kingdom Shostakovich, MacMillan: Nicola Benedetti (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 3.4.2025. (MBr)
