United Kingdom Suk, Shostakovich, Schubert, Mozart. Fitzwilliam Quartet [Lucy Russell (violin), Marcus Barcham-Stevens (violin), Alan George (viola), Heather Tuach (cello)] Anna Tilbrook (piano) Hall One, Kings Place, London. 25.1.2015 (LB)
Leon Bosch
The Dante Quartet Excels in Matthew Taylor’s Music
United Kingdom Haydn, Taylor Beethoven. Dante Quartet [Krysia Osostowicz (violin), Oscar Perks (violin), Yuko Inoue (viola), Richard Jenkinson (cello).] Hall One, Kings Place, London. 11.1.2015 (LB)
Gifted Young Musicians Show Their Worth
United Kingdom Rust, Beethoven, Sibelius. Ben Baker (violin) Bartholomew LaFollette (cello), JongSun Woo (piano), Melos Sinfonia, Oliver Zeffman (conductor), St John’s, Smith Square, London, 10.1.2015 (LB)
The Russian Virtuosi of Europe Impress in London
United Kingdom Cuellar, Tchaikovsky, Grebenshikov. Arturo Cuellar (piano), Boris Grebenshikov (singer), The Russian Virtuosi of Europe, Yuri Zhislin (director) Cadogan Hall, London, 9.1.2015 (LB)
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Play Their Hearts Out in a Demanding Programme
United Kingdom Bach (arr. Elgar), Respighi, Elgar. National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, John Wilson (conductor), Barbican Hall, London. 4.1.2015 (LB)
Chamber Classics Unwrapped Ends with Infectious Joy
United Kingdom Dvořák, Schubert. Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble [Tomo Keller (violin), Jennifer Godson (violin), Robert Smissen (viola), Fiona Bonds (viola), Stephen Orton (cello), John Heley (cello)] Hall One, King’s Place, London, 13.12.2014 (LB)
The Fibonacci Sequence Celebrates its 20th Birthday in Style
United Kingdom Copland, Mozart, Benjamin Wallfisch. Schulhoff, Saint-Saëns. Simon Wallfisch (baritone), Fibonacci Sequence [Paul Archibald (trumpet), Daniel Pioro & Marije Ploemacher (violin),Yuko Inoue (viola), Benjamin Hughes (cello), Lynda Houghton (double bass), Christopher O’Neal (cor anglais), Kathron Sturrock (piano)], Hall One, King’s Place, London, 7.12.2014 (LB)