United Kingdom Beethoven, Strauss: Martin Helmchen (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.2.2014 (RB)
Robert Beattie
Exceptional Playing from one of the Great Masters of the Piano.
United Kingdom Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Richard Goode (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 24.02.14 (RB)
ENOS’s Peter Grimes Makes the Big Screen
United Kingdom Britten,Peter Grimes: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Operas / Edward Gardner (conductor), screened at Duke of York Cinema, Brighton, 23.2.14 (RB)
The Bach Choir and Chetham’s School of Music Combine to Fine Effect
United KingdomStrauss, Elgar Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), The Bach Choir, Chetham’s Chamber Choir, Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra, David Hill (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.2.2014 (RB)
Met’s Rusalka Works its Magic with Fine Performances and Design
United States Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), shown at Duke of York Cinema, Brighton as part of the Met Live series, 8.2.14 (RB)
Composer and Conductor, Jacques Cohen in Conversation with Robert Beattie
United Kingdom Composer and Conductor, Jacques Cohen in Conversation with Robert Beattie
Photo Credit: Lester Barnes
An Impressive Young Tenor in Schubert
United Kingdom Schubert, Mauro Peter (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 28.1 2014 (RB)
Fine Mendelssohn and Schumann from Pires, Gardiner and the LSO
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Schumann: Maria João Pires (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Barbican, London, 21.1.2014 (RB)