United Kingdom Alkan, Concerto for Solo Piano, Op.39 Nos. 8-10: Paul Wee (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 15.6.2024. (CC)
Paul Wee’s remarkable performance of Alkan’s Concerto for Solo Piano gets a well-deserved standing ovation
Colin Clarke
Mixed results from an eclectic orchestral extravaganza as Dudamel and the LA Phil return to London
United Kingdom Williams, Ortiz, Dvořák: María Dueñas (violin), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 2.6.2024. (CC)
Nicolas Hodges’s Messiaen performance, not of extremes, but one that embraced extremes
United Kingdom Messiaen, Vingt régards de l’enfant-Jésus (1944): Nicolas Hodges (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 31.5.2024. (CC)
Romantic Piano: a superb Sheffield recital by Mishka Rushdie Momen
United Kingdom Music in the Round [3] – Romantic Piano: Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano). Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 23.5.2024. (CC)
Superbly and intelligently programmed evening of ‘French Gems’ from Ensemble 360 in Sheffield
United Kingdom Music in the Round [2] – French Gems: Ensemble 360. Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 22.5.2024. (CC)
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)
