United Kingdom PROM 4: R. Panufnik, R. Strauss, Mahler World Orchestra for Peace, Valery Gergiev (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.07.2014 (CC)
PROM 4:The World Orchestra for Peace Visits the Proms
Colin Clarke
PROM 2: A Variable Proms Debut by Welcome Guests from China
United Kingdom PROM 2: Elgar, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Qigang Chen, Mussorgsky/Ravel: Haochen Zhang (piano); Alison Balsom (trumpet); China Philharmonic Orchestra, Long Yu (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2014 (CC)
PROM 1:The Kingdom Gets the 2014 Proms Off to an Auspicious Start
United Kingdom PROM 1: Elgar: The Kingdom, Op. 51. Erin Wall (soprano) – The Blessed Virgin; Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) – Mary Magdalene; Andrew Staples (tenor) – St John; Christopher Purves (bass-baritone) – St Peter; BBC National Chorus of Wales; BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.7.2014 (CC)
Chelsea Opera Group’s Excellent Revival of Rare Verdi
United Kingdom , Verdi Stiffelio Verdi Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group, Brad Cohen (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.6.2014 (CC)
Guildhall School Triumphs in Arne and Stradella Operas
Arne, Stradella: Soloists, Guildhall School Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Julian Perkins (conductor), Milton Court Theatre, London, 11.6.2014 (CC)
Evgeny Kissin in Recital: Very Interesting but Not Yet Quite the Real Deal
United Kingdom Schubert, Scriabin. Evgeny Kissin (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 10.6.2014 (CC)
Holland Park Opera Go West and Excel Themselves
United Kingdom Puccini La fanciulla del West: Soloists; Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia/Stuart Stratford. Holland Park, Kensington, London, 3.6.2014 (CC)
The Golden Age of French Sacred Music Memorably Revealed by Le Concert Spirituel
The Golden Age of French Sacred Music: Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (director). Wigmore Hall, London 30.3.2014 (CC)