United Kingdom Various: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 21.11.2022. (MB)
Fascinating and nourishing Leif Ove Andsnes Wigmore Hall
Mark Berry
Messiaen’s classic of the chamber repertoire takes the Spotlight at St John’s Waterloo
United Kingdom Messiaen: Anthony Friend (clarinet), Agata Daraskaite (violin), Peteris Sokolsvskis (cello), James Cheung (piano). St John’s Waterloo, London, 20.11.2022. (MB)
Mahan Esfahani treats London to an immersive Scarlatti experience
United Kingdom Scarlatti: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 14.10.2022. (MB)
Apartment House present a stimulating Wigmore Hall programme of recent music
United Kingdom Leith, Pranulytė, Keney, McLaughin, and Sheen: Apartment House (Josephine Stephenson [soprano], Heather Roche [clarinet], Kerry Yong [piano], Gordon Mackay, Mira Benjamin [violins], Bridget Carey, Reiad Chibah [violas], Colin Alexander, Anton Lukoszevieze [cellos]). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.10.2022. (MB)
The Queen Elizabeth Hall hosts an enthralling day-long celebration of the music of Xenakis
United Kingdom Xenakis: Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Philip Howard (piano), Tim Gill (cello), Oliver Lowe, Colin Currie (percussion), London Sinfonietta / Geoffrey Paterson (conductor), Colin Currie Group, JACK Quartet. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.10.2022. (MB)
Tamara Stefanovich performs Messiaen and Bach at the London Piano Festival
United Kingdom London Piano Festival – Bach, Rameau, and Messiaen: Tamara Stefanovich (piano). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 6.10.2022. (MB)
François-Frédéric Guy’s Wigmore Hall recital took a fresh look at well-known piano masterpieces
United Kingdom Chopin, Murail, and Beethoven: François-Frédéric Guy (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 3.10.2022. (MB)
A typically thoughtful programme, brilliantly performed, from Igor Levit
United Kingdom Brahms, Hersch, Wagner and Liszt: Igor Levit (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.9.2022. (MB)
