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Robert Beattie

Russian Ballets Impress More Than Lindberg’s New Piano Concerto.

29/03/201524/03/2015 by Robert Beattie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Magnus Lindberg, Stravinsky Yefim Bronfman (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 21.3.2015 (RB)

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Consummate Pianistic Artistry from Evgeny Kissin

13/08/202023/03/2015 by Robert Beattie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Beethoven, Prokofiev, Chopin, Liszt. Evgeny Kissin (piano) Barbican Hall, London, 20.3.2015 (RB)

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The LSO Celebrate Michael Tilson Thomas at Seventy

18/03/201517/03/2015 by Robert Beattie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, Shostakovich, Sibelius. Yuja Wang (piano), Philip Cobb (trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.3.2015 (RB)

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Terrific Performances in a Static, Uninspiring La Donna Del Lago

30/12/202016/03/2015 by Robert Beattie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rossini, La Donna Del Lago:  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera New York / Michele Mariotti (conductor). Relayed to the Duke of York Cinema, Brighton,  14.3.15. (RB)

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An Excellent Beethoven Evening from Marin Alsop and the LPO

06/03/201523/02/2015 by Robert Beattie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Beethoven David Fray (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra/Marin Alsop (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 21.2.2015 (RB)

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A Fascinating Foray into Paris, the City of Light

16/02/201514/02/2015 by Robert Beattie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dutilleux, Ravel:  Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 12.2.2015 (RB)

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A Good Deal of Fine Playing from Anthony Marwood and Aleksandar Madžar

22/02/201507/02/2015 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Janáček, Beethoven, Ravel, Prokofiev, Anthony Marwood (violin), Aleksandar Madžar (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 5.2.2015 (RB)

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A Fine Recital from Benjamin Grosvenor

07/02/201525/01/2015 by Robert Beattie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rameau, Bach-Busoni, Franck, Chopin, Granados, Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 23.1.2015 (RB)

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