United Kingdom R. Schumann and Chopin: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.6.2023. (MB)
Maurizio Pollini at the Royal Festival Hall offers a triumph of the human spirit
Mark Berry
Even when I did not like and/or understand what I heard, Lucas Debargue’s recital made me think
United Kingdom Scarlatti, Chopin, and Alkan: Lucas Debargue (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 22.6.2023. (MB)
Superb, joyful Messiaen in Simon Rattle’s final Barbican concert as LSO Music Director
United Kingdom Jolas and Messiaen: Faustine de Monès (soprano), Peter Donohoe (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 15.6.2023. (MB)
Opera Holland Park’s Hansel und Gretel is a lovely yet not too lovely evening
United Kingdom Opera Holland Park 2023 [2] – Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, Opera Holland Park Chorus (chorus master: Dominic Ellis-Peckham) and Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Scott Price), City of London Sinfonia / Kărin Hendrickson (conductor). Holland Park, London, 14.6.2023. (MB)
Roger Peltzman’s Dedication is a moving personal testimony
United Kingdom Roger Peltzman, Dedication: Roger Peltzman (piano, narrator). Marylebone Theatre, London, 9.6.2023. (MB)
Enjoyable, ingenious and instructive Wigmore Hall recital by Cédric Tiberghien
United Kingdom Sweelinck, Bach, Benjamin, Beethoven, and Mozart: Cédric Tiberghien (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.6.2023. (MB)
A wonderful concert from beginning to end from the Jerusalem Quartet
United Kingdom Mozart, Prokofiev, and Brahms: Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavolvsky, Sergei Bressler [violins], Ori Kam [viola], Kyril Zlotnikov [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 30.5.2023. (MB)
A well-performed Così fan tutte in Oslo, but some perplexing directorial choices
Norway Mozart, Così fan tutte:Soloists, Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Norwegian National Opera Orchestra / Tobias Ringborg (conductor). Oslo Opera House, Oslo, Norway 25.5.2023. (MB)
