United Kingdom Mozart and Schoenberg: Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano and director). Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.2.2023. (CSa)
Uchida and the MCO: mellifluous Mozart and searing Schoenberg combine to lift the heart
Christopher Sallon
Joshua Bell and the ASMF: blazing Paganini proves that the devil still has the best tunes
United Kingdom Schumann and Paganini: Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields / Joshua Bell (violin and director). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. 26.1.2023. (CSa)
Sadness, joy and defiance: Rouvali, Radulović and the Philharmonia at the top of their game
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Beethoven: Nemanja Radulović (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.1.2023. (CSa)
Art speaks truth to power: the Royal Opera’s Tosca revival still packs a mighty punch
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 28.11.2022. (CSa)
Superbly sung and staged: Covent Garden’s revival of La bohème is even more relevant today
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Kevin John Edusei (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 14.10.2022. (CSa)
At Tanglewood, Paul Lewis, Nelsons and the BSO enthral with a complete cycle of Beethoven piano concertos
United States Tanglewood 2022 [5]: Paul Lewis (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, (CSa)
Tanglewood’s Don Giovanni: a concert performance of fine music-making with drama left to the imagination
United States Tanglewood 2022 [3] – Mozart, Don Giovanni (concert performance): Soloists, Tanglewood Festival Chorus (conductor: James Burton), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Tanglewood, Lenox, 16.7.2022. (CSa)
‘Comrades in adversity’ pull together for a Longborough Carmen with a difference
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2022 [3] – Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Longborough Youth Chorus, Longborough Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Jeremy Silver (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 9.7.2022. (CP)
