United Kingdom Dvořák, Sibelius: Stephen Hough (piano), Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano), Simon Callow (narrator), London Philharmonic Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 10.2.2016. (RB)
Robert Beattie
A Perfect Blend of Virtuosity and Musicianship from Steven Osborne
United Kingdom Schubert, Debussy, George Crumb, Rachmaninov: Steven Osborne (piano), St John’s Smith Square, London 3.2.2016. (RB)
First Rate Music Making from the Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
United Kingdom Beethoven, Arensky, Rachmaninov, Brahms: Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch, Wigmore Hall, London, 20.1.2016. (RB)
Cultivated, Highly Poetic and Imaginative Playing from Arcadi Volodos
United Kingdom Brahms, Schubert: Arcadi Volodos (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 14.12.2015. (RB)
Tenor and Counter-tenor Voices Blend Perfectly during a Wigmore Hall Recital
United Kingdom Purcell, Britten, Thomas Adès, Nico Muhly, Barber: Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Allan Clayton (tenor), James Baillieu (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 4.12.2015. (RB)
Rising Stars Rana and Mälkki Perform a Superb Concert
United Kingdom Liadov, Prokofiev, Sibelius: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Beatrice Rana (piano), Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.15. (RB)
Elisabeth Leonskaja Celebrates 70th Birthday with Friends at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Mozart, Brahms. Jörg Widmann, Mendelssohn, Schubert: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) and other musicians – 70th Birthday Concert, Wigmore Hall, London, 22.11.2015. (RB)
Met’s Inventive and Unusual Production Enhances the Expressionist Mood of Lulu
United States Berg, Lulu: Soloists, Orchestra and Cast of Metropolitan Opera, New York, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Production broadcast to Komedia Cinema, Brighton, 21.11.2015. (RB)
(c) Ken Howard