United Kingdom Mahler: Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.5.2023. (CSa)
Elegiac struggle between life and death: Iván Fischer and his Budapest orchestra triumph in Mahler’s Ninth
Christopher Sallon
Rich contrasts: a Wigmore Hall evening of dazzling versatility by the Takács Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, F. Mendelssohn and Schubert: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], and András Fejér [cello]. Wigmore Hall, London, 15.5.2023. (CSa)
Paul Lewis’s superb Schubert at Wigmore Hall offers no answers but is a voyage of hope and humanity
United Kingdom Schubert: Paul Lewis (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.5.2023. (CSa)
Iron hand in velvet glove: Garrick Ohlsson brings discipline and delicacy to Chopin
United Kingdom Chopin: Garrick Ohlsson (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 6.4.2023. (CSa)
LSO and Noseda: scaling the heights of optimism and plummeting the depths of despair
United Kingdom Beethoven and Shostakovich: Simon Trpčeski (piano), Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), London Symphony Orchestra, Tenors and Basses of the London Symphony Chorus and London Philharmonic Choir (chorus master: Aiden Oliver) / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 3.4.2023. (CSa)
Theodora: Cohen and Arcangelo connects us to the spirit of the work and reveals Handel’s true genius
United Kingdom Handel, Theodora: Soloists, Arcangelo Orchestra and Chorus / Jonathan Cohen (conductor). Barbican Centre, London, 29.3.2023. (CSa)
Significant and unforgettable: Hilary Hahn dazzles in all Bach recital at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom JS Bach: Hilary Hahn (Violin). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.3.2023. (CSa)
Grief, joy and the promise of eternity: a fascinating journey of discovery from Hannigan and the LSO
United Kingdom JS Bach (arr. Berio), Alban Berg, Haydn and Claude Vivier: Veronika Eberle (violin), Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Barbara Hannigan (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 2.3.2023. (CSa)
