United Kingdom Couperin, Ravel, Haydn, Chopin. Roman Rabinovich (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 10.12.2013 (RB)
Robert Beattie
Marvellous Singing from Jacques Imbrailo in Recital
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Stephen Hough, Liszt, Butterworth: Jacques Imbrailo (baritone), Alisdair Hogarth (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 30. 11.2013 (RB)
Stylish Beethoven from Lief Ove Andsnes
United KingdomStravinsky, Beethoven, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Lief Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Cadogan Hall, London, 21.11.2013 (RB)
Provocative and Interesting Rape of Lucretia from Glyndebourne
United Kingdom Britten: The Rape of Lucretia: Glyndebourne Touring Opera / Jack Ridley (conductor), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, 15.11.13 (RB)
Bravura Prokofiev and Ravel Performances from Boris Giltburg
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Ravel: Boris Giltburg (piano), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 14.11.13 (RB)
Duos Bring Dowland’s Music to Life in Brighton
Dowland: The Image of Melancholy, Brighton Early Music Festival, St George’sChurch, Brighton, 8.11.2013 (RB)
Dark, Nocturnal Visions in a Superb Recital by Marc-André Hamelin
United Kingdom Hamelin, Medtner, Janáček, Ravel: Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 4.11.2013 (RB)
Donizetti Comic Opera Sparkles with Life
Donizetti, L’Elisir d’Amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Glyndebourne Touring Opera / Pablo González (Conductor), New Victoria Theatre, Woking 30.10.13 (RB)