Nikolai Lugansky talks to Robert Beattie
Photo Credit: Marco Borggreve.
Robert Beattie
An Outstanding, Visceral Billy Budd at Glyndebourne
United Kingdom Britten: Billy Budd. Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Glyndebourne 10.8.2013 (RB)
PROM 32 (2): Excellent Holst, Slightly Less Convincing Lutosławski
United Kingdom Prom 32: Lutosławski Holst: Louis Lortie (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.8.2013 (RB)
PROM 30: A Sparkling Prom from Bavouzet, Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic
United Kingdom Prom 30. Borodin, Prokofiev, Edward Cowie, Tchaikovsky. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2013 (RB)
PROM 27: The RNSO’s Substantial Prom Includes an Important Première
United Kingdom Prom 27: Naresh Sohal, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2013 (RB)
PROM 19: Fine Singing and Orchestral Playing in Wagner’s Tristan
United Kingdom Prom 19.Wagner,Tristan and Isolde: Soloists, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.7.13 (RB)
Magical Love Potions in Holland Park
United Kingdom Donizetti L’Elisir D’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Holland Park / Stephen Higgins (conductor), Holland Park, London, 20.7.13. (RB)
Marc-André Hamelin’s Extraordinary Virtuosity in Ives
United Kingdom Ives, Brahms Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Wigmore Hall 27.6.2013 (RB)