United States Delibes, Lakmé: Soloists, City of London Sinfonia/Holly Mathieson (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 27.7.2015 (CC)
Colin Clarke
WNO’s Peter Pan Fails to do Justice to J M Barrie’s Tale
United Kingdom Ayres, Peter Pan: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Erik Nielsen (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 25.7.2015 (CC)
Andris Nelsons’ Bids Farewell to the CBSO at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 4: Woolrich, Beethoven Margaret Cookhorn (contra-bassoon); Lucy Crowe (sop); Gerhild Rimberger (mezzo); Pavel Černoch (tenor); Kostas Smoriginas (bass-bar); CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2015 (CC)
Photo: BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Maestri Takes Command in Covent Garden’s Drab Falstaff
United Kingdom Verdi. Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Michael Schønwandt.(conductor) Royal Opera House, London, 15.7.2015. (CC)
Magnificent Brahms from Zimerman and Rattle
United Kingdom Brahms, Dvořák: Krystian Zimerman (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle. Barbican Hall, London 2.7.2015 (CC)
A Magnificent, Thought-Provoking, and Moving Winterreise
United Kingdom Schubert, Christoph Prégardien (tenor); Michael Gees (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 15.6.2015 (CC)
Magnificent Pianism, Presenting Great Orchestral Scores in a Revealing Way
United Kingdom Bartók, Debussy Stravinsky Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, François-Frédéric Guy (pianos). Wigmore Hall, London, 13.6.2015 (CC)
Paul Lewis Not Quite at His Best in Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven: Paul Lewis (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.6.2015 (CC)