United Kingdom George Benjamin’s Written on Skin: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, George Benjamin (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 18.3.2013. (MB)
Mark Berry
A Profound Experience from the Belcea Quartet and Thomas Quasthoff
United Kingdom Beethoven and Haydn:Belcea Quartet, Thomas Quasthoff (narrator). Wigmore Hall, London, 14.3.2013 (MB)
Romantic Glow to Royal Academy’s Onegin
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Royal Academy Opera Chorus, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Jane Glover (conductor). Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 11.3.2013 (MB)
The Schubert Ensemble’s Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration
United Kingdom Schubert Ensemble Commissions – Watkins, Cutler, Rushton, Bach-Woolrich, Novák, Knotts, Matthews, and Butler:The Schubert Ensemble (Simon Blendis (violin), Douglas Paterson (viola), Jane Salmon (cello), Peter Buckoke (double bass), William Howard (piano). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 9.3.2013 (MB)
Traditional and Visually Dormant Tosca
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Extra Chorus (chorus master: Renato Balsadonna), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Maurizio Benini (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4.3.2013 (MB)
Oelze and Aimard: Not a Flawless Experience But a Memorable One
United Kingdom Schumann, Debussy, and Messiaen: Christiane Oelze (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.3.2013 (MB)
Nelsons in Beethoven: Work in Progress?
United Kingdom Strauss and Beethoven:Angela Denoke (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.2.2013 (MB)
King’s Place Starts to Unwrap Bach
United Kingdom Bach: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Stephanie Gonley, Martin Burgess (violins), Michael Cox (flute), Steven Devine (harpsichord), Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Hall One, Kings Place, London, 22.2.2013 (MB)