United Kingdom Prom 26: Berio, Shostakovich. European Union Youth Orchestra, London Voices, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2014 (RB)
Robert Beattie
PROM 15: A Stunning Daphnis et Chloé
United Kingdom Prom 15. Jonathan Dove, Mozart, Ravel Ingrid Fliter (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.7.2014 (RB)
Fine Singing from Yvonne Howard in Title Role of Daring Norma
United Kingdom Bellini, Norma: Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Opera Holland Park Chorus / Peter Robinson (conductor), London, 25.7.2014 (RB)
PROM 9: The Original Version of Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 9 Brahms, Janáček: Barry Douglas (piano), Mlada Khudoley (soprano), Yulia Matochkina (mezzo-soprano), Mikhail Vekua (tenor), Yuri Vorobiev (bass), Thomas Trotter (organ), London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2014 (RB)
PROM 6:Transparent Textures in Ticciati’s Semi-Staged Rosenkavalier
United Kingdom PROM 6: Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Royal Albert Hall 22.7.2014 (RB)
A Superior Schubertiade – Fit for a Prince
United Kingdom Schubert: The Prince Consort [Anna Leese (soprano) Rowan Hellier (mezzo-soprano) Nicholas Mulroy (tenor) Jacques Imbrailo (baritone)] / Alisdair Hogarth (artistic director/piano), Wigmore Hall 04.07.14 (RB)
Fine Recital by Veronika Eberle and Shai Wosner
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schoenberg, Brahms. Veronika Eberle (violin) Shai Wosner (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 28.6.2014 (RB)
Frothy, Riotous Barber of Seville in Dickensian Setting
United Kingdom Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Opera Holland Park Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus / Matthew Waldren (conductor), Holland Park, London, 13.6.14 (RB)