United Kingdom Mozart: Andrew Haveron (violin), Andriy Viytovych (viola), Arensky Chamber Orchestra, William Kunhardt (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 19.5.2012 (MB)
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Magnificent Mahler from Daniele Gatti
United Kingdom Mahler, Wagner: Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniele Gatti (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.5.2012 (MB)
The Belcea Quartet Plays Beethoven with Mixed Results
United Kingdom Beethoven: Belcea Quartet (Corina Belcea, Axel Schacher (violins), Krzysztof Chorzelski (viola), Antoine Lederlin (cello)). Wigmore Hall, London, 14.5.2012 (MB)
A Jubilant Celebration of George Benjamin
United Kingdom George Benjamin and Ligeti:Samuel Coles (flute), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Kent County Junior Choir, Kent Girls Choir, Musicians from St Elphege’s RC Junior School, Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School, Centre for Young Musicians, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, Bromley Youth Music Trust, and Chestnut Grove School, Whitstable Recorder Ensemble, Kent Youth Recorders, Philharmonia Orchestra, George Benjamin (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.5.2012 (MB)
The Quatuor Ebène on Top Form at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Mozart, Schubert, and Tchaikovsky: Quatuor Ebène, Wigmore Hall, London, 1.5.2012 (MB)
The Theseus Ensemble: Excellent Performances and Thoughtful Presentation of Two Important Contemporary Scores
United Kingdom Goehr and Carter: Theseus Ensemble, Geoffrey Paterson (conductor), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 30.4.2012 (MB)
Péter Eötvös Replaces Pierre Boulez in a Revealing Programme with the LSO
United Kingdom Debussy, Szymanowski, and Scriabin:Christian Teztlaff (violin), Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Péter Eötvös (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.4.2012 (MB)
Don Giovanni in London Heaven – RC Theatre’s Persuasive Mozart
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Orchestra, Colin Pettet (conductor). Heaven, London, 23.4.2012 (MB)