United Kingdom Scelsi, Ligeti, Murail, Haas Mark van de Wiel (clarinet); London Sinfonietta/Thierry Fischer. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 28.3.2015 (CC)
Colin Clarke
Maurizio Pollini: The Stamp of Greatness
United Kingdom Schumann, Chopin Maurizio Pollini (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.3.2015 (CC)
Heady Soundworld of Weill/Brecht’s Mahagonny Recreated at Covent Garden
United Kingdom Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (sung in English): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Mark Wigglesworth (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 10.03.2015 (CC)
Strength of Emotion in English Touring’s Siege of Calais
United Kingdom Donizetti, L’assedio di Calais (The Siege of Calais): Chorus & Orchestra of English Touring Opera/Jeremy Silver. Hackney Empire, London, 1.3.2015 (CC)
Chelsea Opera Puts on Memorable Performance of Neglected Massenet Opera
United Kingdom Massenet, Le roi de Lahore (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Chelsea Opera Group/Renato Belsadonna (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 01.03.2015 (CC)
Royal Opera Captures Ocean-Swept Primal Core of Wagner’s Dutchman
United Kingdom Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer Cast, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Andres Nelsons. Live simulcast at Vue Cinema, Stratford Westfield, 24.02.2015 (CC)
Gergiev in his Element in Russian Music
United Kingdom Balakirev, Glazunov, Rachmaninov Roman Simović (violin): London Symphony Orchestra/Valéry Gergiev. Barbican Hall, London, 19.2.2015 (CC)
The Latest Instalment of Rachmaninoff Inside Out is a Decidedly Mixed Bag
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Alexander Ghindin (piano); London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vassily Petrenko. Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.2.2015 (CC)