United Kingdom Ives, Copland, Joplin, Gershwin: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop (Conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 22.2.2013 (RB)
Robert Beattie
Superb Rigoletto Set in 1960s Las Vegas
United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto, Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Michele Mariotti (conductor), Michael Mayer (producer) transmitted live from the Met, 16.2.13 (RB)
Yulianna Avdeeva’s Exciting London Recital
United Kingdom Bach, Ravel, Schumann. Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. 5.2.2013 (RB)
Gerald Finley and Julius Drake: A Masterly Lieder Partnership
United Kingdom Schubert, Mahler: Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 15.1.2013 (RB)
An Excellent and Varied Recital from Leon McCawley
United Kingdom Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Beethoven: Leon McCawley (piano), Wigmore Hall,, London 9.1.2013 (RB)
Daniil Trifonov Dazzles in Prokofiev
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Scriabin: Daniil Trifonov (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 13.12.2012 (RB)
Much to Admire in Tra Nguyen’s London Recital
United Kingdom Clementi, Schubert, Scriabin, Chopin: Tra Nguyen (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 16.12.2012 (RB)
A Dazzling Recital by Joshua Bell
United Kingdom Schubert, R. Strauss, Prokofiev: Joshua Bell (violin), Sam Haywood (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 11.12.2012 (RB)