United Kingdom Schumann, Mahler, Duparc, Schoenberg: Juliane Banse (soprano); Malcom Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 30.1.2015 (CC)
Colin Clarke
A Stunning Recital by Denis Matsuev
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Schumann, Rachmaninov: Denis Matsuev (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.1.2015 (CC)
The Conductor Steals the Show from the Pianist
United Kingdom Verdi, Prokofiev, de Falla, Rimsky-Korsakov Valentina Lisitsa (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Xian Zhang (conductor). Barbican Hall, 18.1.2015 (CC)
A ‘Period’ Approach to Romantic Russian Music Brings Mixed Results
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Sergei Leiferkus (baritone); Chorus of the Mikhailovsky Theatre (pre-recorded); Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.1.2015 (CC)
A Rather Disappointing Recital from Rafal Blechacz
United Kingdom Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin. Rafal Blechacz (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 8.1.2015 (CC)
A Memorable Evening with Ute Lemper
Ute Lemper (singer), Vana Gierig (piano), Victor Villena (bandoneon), Barbican Hall, London 17.12.2014 (CC)
A Less than Earth-Shattering Messiah
United Kingdom Handel, Messiah: Sophie Bevan (soprano); Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Ashley Roches (baritone); Chorus and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Robert Howarth (director). Barbican Hall, London, 9.12.2014 (CC)
A Stimulating Evening of Birtwistle
United Kingdom Birtwistle: A Celebration London Sinfonietta, RAM Manson Ensemble, David Atherton, Geoffrey Paterson (conductors). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 5.12.2014 (CC)