United Kingdom Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama / Dominic Wheeler (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, London, 5.3.2018. (MB)
Mark Berry
Two Delightful Evenings with English Touring Opera
United Kingdom Puccini – Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi, and Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Michael Rosewell and Christopher Stark (conductors). Hackney Empire Theatre, London, 2 and 3.3 2018. (MB)
© Jane Hobson.
ENO’s Excellent Company Performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
United Kingdom Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Trinity Boys’ Choir (choirmaster: David Swinson), Orchestra of the English National Opera / Alexander Soddy (conductor). London Coliseum, 1.3.2018. (MB)
The Doric Quartet’s Perplexing yet Fascinating Way with Haydn
United Kingdom Haydn: Doric String Quartet (Alex Redington, Jonathan Stone [violins], Hélène Clément [viola], John Myerscough [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 28.2.2018. (MB)
Outstanding Performances from Leonidas Kavakos, the LSO and Daniel Harding
United Kingdom Grime, Prokofiev and Strauss: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 18.2.2018. (MB)
Frustratingly Uneven Performances from Piotr Anderszewski and Jakub Hrůša
United Kingdom Beethoven and Mahler: Piotr Anderszewski (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.2.2018. (MB)
Splendid Haydn Performances from the Jerusalem Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn: Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bresler (violins), Ori Kam (viola), Kyril Zlotnikov (cello)). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.2.2018. (MB)
An Intriguing Encounter with Stimmung
United Kingdom Stockhausen: Theatre of Voices (Else Torp, Signe Asmussen, Randi Pontoppidan, Wolomydr Smischkewych, Jakob Skoldborg, Jakob Bloch Jespersen), Ian Dearden (sound design). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 9.2.2018 (MB)