United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Sibelius, Debussy, Stravinsky: James Ehnes (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simone Young (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 16.2.2013 (JQ)
Birmingham
Rapturous, Ravishing and Radiant Radamisto
United Kingdom Handel, Radamisto: Concert performance from Soloists and The English Concert with Harry Bickett (Director/Harpsichord) Town Hall, Birmingham, 8.2.2013. (GR)
Convincing Original Bruckner Eighth
United Kingdom Bruckner : City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simone Young (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 6.12.2012 (JQ)
Fairytale Ballet Heralds Festive Season
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Cinderella: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Koen Kessels (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 21.11.2012 (GR)
Piano Contrasts from Evgeny Kissin
United Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt: Evgeny Kissin (piano), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.11.2012 (GR).
Masterly Mahler from Jac van Steen and the CBSO
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Mahler: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 14.11.2012. (JQ)
Chailly’s Magnificent Rachmaninov in Birmingham
United Kingdom Shostakovich and Rachmaninov. Lynn Harrell (cello) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 25.10.2012 (JQ)
A ‘Scottish’ Flavoured Concert from Joshua Bell
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bruch, Mendelssohn: Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 14.10.2012 (GR)