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Colin Clarke

Beatrice Rana’s Thrilling London Recital Far Exceeds Expectations

27/04/201908/02/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chopin, Ravel, Stravinsky/Agosti: Beatrice Rana (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.2.2019. (CC)

Beatrice Rana (c) Marie Staggat

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Fabulous Evening with Radu Lupu, Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia

19/02/201905/02/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Rachmaninov: Radu Lupu (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.2.2019. (CC)

Radu Lupu

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A Memorable Evening as Sinaisky and the St Petersburg Philharmonic Reach London

10/02/201931/01/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky: Julia Fischer (violin), St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Vassily Sinaisky (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.1.2019. (CC)

Julia Fischer (c) Uwe Arens

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Remarkable Ligeti Performance from Roman Rabinovich at Wigmore Hall

10/02/201927/01/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ligeti, Bach, and Schubert: Roman Rabinovich (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 25.1.2019. (CC)

Roman Rabinovich (c) Balazs Borocz-Pilvax

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Marvellous Recital from Rafał Blechacz Despite Trying Circumstances

10/02/201922/01/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin: Rafał Blechacz (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 21.1.2019. (CC)

Rafal Blechacz © Marco Borgrgreve

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Nathan Laube Plays Bach on the Royal Festival Hall’s Imposing Beast

02/02/201920/01/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach, Clavier-Übung III (excerpts): Nathan Laube (organ), Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.1.2019. (CC)

Nathan Laube (c) Dorothy Young Riess

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Stars Align to Enable This Royal Opera Traviata Revival Succeed Like Few Others

02/02/201916/01/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 14.1.2019. (CC)

Ermonela Jaho (Violetta) & Charles Castronovo (Alfredo) (c) Catherine Ashmore

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Remarkable Recital by a Prime Ambassador for the French Horn

02/02/201906/01/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Avex Recital Series: Nobuaki Fukukawa (horn), Eriko Takezawa (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.1.2019. (CC)

Nobuaki Fukukawa

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