Colin Clarke – Page 30 – Seen and Heard International

Shokhakimov’s Strasbourg Philharmonic in contrasting Prokofiev and Shostakovich

29/11/202427/05/2022 by Colin Clarke

France Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Simone Lamsma (violin), Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra / Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor). Salle Érasme, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg, 19.5.2022. (CC)

Simone Lamsma (violin), Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor) and Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra © Nicolas Rosès

Sheffield’s celebration of old and new, and of art and music

26/05/202419/05/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Music in the Round: Sheffield Chamber Music Festival: May 14-15.5.2022 (CC)

Ensemble 360 at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre (c) Jon Jacob/Thoroughly Good

Fidelio revelations from Equilbey and Insula Orchestra as she rethinks the familiar and meets it anew

08/09/202213/05/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Beethoven, Fidelio (concert staging): Soloists, accentus; Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 11.5.2022. (CC)

Sinéad Campbell-Wallace (Leonore) and Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Florestan) © Vincent Pontet

Despite Michieletto’s production, it’s well-nigh impossible not to enjoy Covent Garden’s Don Pasquale

08/09/202205/05/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 3.5.2022. (CC)

Pretty Yende (Norina) and Xabier Anduaga (Ernesto) © Bill Cooper

Phenomenally enriching LPO day, perhaps a gateway to a new future for Knussen’s music?

08/09/202202/05/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom OK!: A Celebration of Oliver Knussen: Royal Festival Hall, London, 31.4.2022. (CC)

Edward Gardner conducts the LPO (c) Mark Allan

Mitsuko Uchida’s London recital is one of the most thought-provoking concerts so far this season

08/03/202530/04/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Kurtág, Mozart, R. Schumann: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.4.2022. (CC)

Rattle and the LSO triumph in their Half Six Fix The Seven Deadly Sins

30/04/202230/04/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Weill: Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 27.4.2022. (CC)

LSO conducted by Sir Simon Rattle with Magdalena Kožená (Anna) (c) Mark Allan

Dani’s Howard’s Trombone Concerto gets a staggering performance in a mixed LSO programme

26/04/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Ravel, Dani Howard, Qigang Chen, Stravinsky: Peter Moore (trombone); London Symphony Orchestra / Xian Zhang (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (CC)

Peter Moore (trombone), Xian Zhang (conductor) and the LSO (c) Andy Paradise

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