United Kingdom Duparc, Liszt, Puccini, Toscanini, Barber: Michael Fabiano (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 21.4.2017. (RB)
Much to Admire in Michael Fabiano’s Wigmore Hall Debut
Robert Beattie
An Account of the St John Passion that Brought Home the True Meaning of Easter
United Kingdom Bach: Soloists, Polyphony, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Stephen Layton (Conductor), St John’s Smith Square, London, 14.4.2017. (RB)
James Levine Leads a Fine Account of Idomeneo at the Met
United States Mozart – Idomeneo: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / James Levine (conductor). Broadcast live to the Komedia Cinema, Brighton, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 25.3.2017. (RB)
Outstanding Debussy from Gautier Capuçon and Frank Braley
United Kingdom Martinů, Fauré, Beethoven, Debussy, Britten: Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano), Kings Place, London, 15.3.2017. (RB)
Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano Dominate La traviata from the Met.
United States Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Nicola Luisotti (conductor), Met Live in HD transmitted to the Komedia Cinema, Brighton, 11.3.2017. (RB)
A Thoroughly Enjoyable Concert by the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Haydn, Bruch, Popper, Gulda, Piazzolla: Alexandra Stychkina (piano), Danielle Akta (cello), Denis Shulgin (violin), Lev Lomdin (violin), Georgy Tsay (violin), Evgeny Stambolsky (violin), Nikita Vlasov (accordion), Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra / Vladimir Spivakov (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2017. (RB)
A Superb Recital from Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan
United Kingdom Beethoven, Barber, Britten: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Inon Barnatan (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 7.3.2017. (RB)
Pablo Heras-Casado and the Philharmonia in a Stupendous Performance of The Firebird
United Kingdom Ravel, Falla, Stravinsky: Javier Perianes (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.3.2017. (RB)