United Kingdom Music in the Round [2] – French Gems: Ensemble 360. Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 22.5.2024. (CC)
Superbly and intelligently programmed evening of ‘French Gems’ from Ensemble 360 in Sheffield
Colin Clarke
A powerful reminder of the stature of Saint-Saëns from Ensemble 360 in Sheffield
United Kingdom Music in the Round [1] – Sheffield Chamber Music Festival – Saint-Saëns: The Renaissance Man: Ensemble 360 / George Morton (conductor, L’assassinat du duc de guise). Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 21.5.2024. (CC)
Irish National Opera triumphs again with Vivaldi’s L’Olimpiade in London
United Kingdom Vivaldi, L’Olimpiade RV 725: Soloists. Orchestra of Irish National Opera / Peter Whelan (director / harpsichord). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 13.5.2024. (CC)
Piemontesi, one of the finest young pianists, impresses with his Beethoven and Debussy in Dresden
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [2] – Beethoven, Debussy: Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Palais im Grossen Garten, Dresden, 11.5.2024. (CC)
In Dresden: Klaus Mäkelä ultimately failed to satisfy with Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [1] – Bruckner: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Kulturpalast, Dresden, 10.5.2024. (CC)
Purest Monteverdian joy from I Fagiolini at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Monteverdi: I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth (director / organ). Wigmore Hall, London, 29.4.2024. (CC)
The best things come to those who wait: Jurowski and the LPO’s Götterdämmerung
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung (semi-staged): Soloists, London Philharmonic Choir, London Voices, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.4.2024 (CC)
Kopatchinskaja’s Everyday Non-sense: might either be unforgettable or you could just as easily hate it
United Kingdom Everyday Non-sense – works by Shiomi, Schmit, Higgins, Mozart, Kurtág, Cage, PatKop, Françaix and Ligeti: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin / voice / vacuum cleaner), members of Aurora Orchestra. Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, 24.4.2024. (CC)
