United Kingdom Chopin, Schumann, Debussy and Scriabin: Evgeny Kissin (piano), Barbican Hall, London 6.2.2019. (CSa)
Kissin’s Barbican Recital: A Supreme Technician Who Only Occasionally Touched the Soul
Christopher Sallon
John Butt and the BBCSO Struggle to Reach Bach’s Musical Summit
United Kingdom JS Bach, Mass in B minor: Joanne Lunn (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Samuel Boden (tenor), Edward Grint (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, (director: Neil Ferris), BBC Symphony Orchestra / John Butt (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 2.2.2019. (CSa)
LPO and Norrington Bring Freshness and Authenticity to Handel and Purcell Baroque Masterpieces
United Kingdom Handel, Purcell: Soloists, The Schütz Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Roger Norrington (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 30.1.2019. (CSa)
Renewed and Reinvigorated: Juilliard String Quartet Delight in Beethoven, Bartók, and Dvořák
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bartók and Dvořák: Juilliard String Quartet, (Areta Zhulla and Ronald Copes [violins], Roger Tapping [viola], Astrid Schween [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London 15.1.2019. (CSa)
In Their Element: LSO and Rattle Ignite Sibelius, Abrahamsen and Nielsen
United Kingdom Sibelius, Abrahamsen and Nielsen: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 10.1.2019. (CSa)
Uncorking the Bottle: Kolesnikov Releases the Essence of Chopin
United Kingdom Chopin and Chausson: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Elīna Buksha (violin), Hermès Quartet (Omer Bouchez & Elise Liu [violins], Yung-Hsin Lou Chang [viola], Anthony Kondo [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London 6.1.2019. (CSa)
A Most Excellent Fanfare from Iestyn Davies and The King’s Consort for a New Musical Year
United Kingdom ‘Sound the Trumpet’ – Music by Purcell, Blow, Humfrey, and Williams: Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Hall (countertenor), The King’s Consort (Rebecca Miles [recorder], Ian Wilson [recorder], Reiko Ichise [bass viol], Lynda Sayce [theorbo], Robert King [harpsichord and chamber organ]). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.1.2019. (CSa)
Britten Sinfonia’s Messiah – Much More Than Christmas Entertainment
United Kingdom Handel, Messiah: Sophie Bevan (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Allan Clayton (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone) , Britten Sinfonia Voices (director: Eamonn Dougan) Britten Sinfonia Orchestra (violin/director: Jacqueline Shave), Barbican Hall, London 19.12.2018. (CSa)
