United Kingdom OK!: A Celebration of Oliver Knussen: Royal Festival Hall, London, 31.4.2022. (CC)
Phenomenally enriching LPO day, perhaps a gateway to a new future for Knussen’s music?
Colin Clarke
Mitsuko Uchida’s London recital is one of the most thought-provoking concerts so far this season
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
United Kingdom Weill: Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 27.4.2022. (CC)
Dani’s Howard’s Trombone Concerto gets a staggering performance in a mixed LSO programme
United Kingdom Ravel, Dani Howard, Qigang Chen, Stravinsky: Peter Moore (trombone); London Symphony Orchestra / Xian Zhang (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (CC)
Lucas Debargue displays his beautiful, burnished sound in a superb Wigmore Hall recital
United Kingdom Franck/Debargue, Ravel, Scriabin, Liszt: Lucas Debargue (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (CC)
Yuja Wang has nowhere to hide in Beethoven but has phenomenal technique in the showpieces
United Kingdom Various: Yuja Wang (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.4.2022. (CC)
David Alden’s intriguing Lohengrin at Covent Garden reminds us of the power of Wagner’s masterpiece
United Kingdom Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 19.4.2022. (CC)
OAE’s St John Passion and Vox Luminis at St John’s Smith Square at Easter
United Kingdom Easter Festival at St John’s – Bach Johannes-Passion and Vox Luminis: St John’s Smith Square, London, 15 & 17.4.2022. (CC)
