United Kingdom Bartók, Nielsen, Zemlinsky. Gareth Davies (flute), London Symphony Orchestra, Xian Zhang. Barbican Hall, London, 9. 11. 2011 (CC)
Colin Clarke
Pertusi Steals the Show in Covent Garden’s La Sonnambula
United Kingdom Bellini La sonnambula Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Daniel Oren (conductor), The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2.11.2011. (CC)
The Pavel Haas Quartet On Impressive Form At The Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Haas, Beethoven: Pavel Haas Quartet Wigmore Hall Sunday Morning Coffee Concert, Wigmore Hall, London, 30. 10. 2011 (CC)
Leo Nucci Excels As Germont In Covent Garden’s La Traviata
United Kingdom Verdi La traviata (Cast 1): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor), 3.10.2011 (CC)
Evelino Pidò invokes the heavenly and the hellish in Gounod’s Faust
United Kingdom Gounod, Faust: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Evelino Pidò (conductor). 18.9.2011 (CC)
Prom 67: Sir Colin Davis digs beneath the surface in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis at the Proms
United Kingdom Proms 67 Beethoven, Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123. Helena Juntunen (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Paul Groves (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass), Gordan Nikolitch (violin), London Philarmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis. Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.9. 2011 (CC)
Prom 44 – Salonen and the Philharmonia in a somewhat variable Russian Prom
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky : Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen. Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.8. 2011 (CC)
Prom 35 – A revival of Glière’s Concerto for Coloratura Soprano
United Kingdom Liszt, Glière, Rachmaninov : Ailish Tynan (soprano); Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits. Royal Albert Hall, London. 10. 8. 2011 (CC)