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Colin Clarke

Feldman’s Mesmerising Homage to John Cage

15/10/201210/10/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Morton Feldman, For John Cage: Darragh Morgan (violin); John Tilbury (piano). Purcell Room, London. 8.10.2012 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London

Memorable Portrayal of Small Town Life in Albert Herring

15/10/201209/10/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, Albert Herring: Soloists & Orchestra of English Touring Opera/Michael Rosewell (conductor), Linbury Studio at the Royal Opera House, London, 4.10.2012 (CC)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London

Exotic Sounds at London’s 2012 Darbar Festival

09/10/201202/10/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Darbar Festival 2012:  Various artists, Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London, 28.9.2012 & 29.9.2012 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London

Salonen’s Perceptive Beethoven – and with a Twist!

01/10/201201/10/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Kurtág, Beethoven: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Giselle Allen (soprano), Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), James Rutherford (baritone), Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.9.2012 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London

Moments of Delight in Martinů’s Julietta

25/09/201220/09/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Martinů, Julietta: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera/Edward Gardner (conductor),  London Coliseum, 17.9.2012 (CC)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London

A Variable Recital from Alberto Reyes

17/09/201216/09/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach/Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, Busoni, Liszt: Alberto Reyes (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1 1.9. 2012 (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, London

Prom 73: Deep, Invigorating Performance from Vienna Philharmonic

11/04/201408/09/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Bruckner: Murray Perahia (piano); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink, Royal Albert Hall, London, Thursday, 6.9.2012 (CC)

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Prom 64: Virtuoso Playing of Lutoslawski and Brahms

27/01/201402/09/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms, Lutosławski: Yefim Bronfman (piano); Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.8.2012. (CC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Colin Clarke, Jonathan Spencer Jones
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