United Kingdom Bach: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord), Wigmore Hall, London, 15.12.2018. (MB)
Mahan Esfahani is as Illuminating as Ever in Bach
Mark Berry
The Royal Opera’s Vacuous Production Strips Hänsel und Gretel of its Magic
United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Soloists, Actors, Dancers, ROH Youth Opera Company, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sebastian Weigle (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 13.12.2018. (MB)
Thought-Provoking Beethoven and Brahms from Quatuor Ebène
United Kingdom Beethoven and Brahms: Quatuor Ebène (Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure [violins], Marie Chilemme [viola], Raphaël Merlin [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.12.2018. (MB)
Mitsuko Uchida’s Rewardingly Thoughtful Approach to Schubert
United Kingdom Schubert: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.12.2018. (MB)
A Lively, Enthusiastic Young Cast for the RCM’s Figaro
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Royal College of Music Opera Chorus (chorus master: Leanne Singh-Levett) and Orchestra / Michael Rosewell (conductor). Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 30.11.2018. (MB)
The Hagen Quartet’s Playing has Riotous Invention
United Kingdom Schubert, Webern, Haydn: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen and Rainer Schmidt [violins], Veronika Hagen [viola], Clemens Hagen [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 22.11.2018. (MB)
Intrepid Band of Artists Bring Enlightenment and Much Else to Stockhausen’s Donnerstag
France Stockhausen, Donnerstag: Soloists, Le jeune chœur de paris (chorus director: Richard Wilberforce), Strings of the Conservatoire à Royonnement Régional de Paris, Orchestre Le Balcon, Orchestra Impromptu / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Salle Favart, Paris, 17.11.2018. (MB)
Rediscovery and Reconstruction of Breslauer’s 1924 Silent Film, Die Stadt ohne Juden
United Kingdom Neuwirth/Breslauer, Die Stadt ohne Juden: PHACE / Nacho de Paz (conductor). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 15.11.2018. (MB)
