United Kingdom Schubert: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.11.2017. (CC)
Colin Clarke
The Hagen String Quartet are Full of Excellence at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Beethoven, Webern, Schumann: Hagen String Quartet (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, violins; Veronika Hagen, viola; Clemens Hagen, cello), Wigmore Hall, London, 24.11.2017. (CC)
Singcircle Allow Another Opportunity to Reassess the Genius of Karlheinz Stockhausen
United Kingdom Stockhausen: Singcircle/Gregory Rose (bass); Robert Henke (laser artist); Kathinka Pasveer (sound projection); Stephen Montague (assistant sound projection); Reinhard Klose (sound engineer), Barbican Hall, London, 20.11.2017. (CC)
An Enthralling London Debut Recital by Vikingur Ólafsson
United Kingdom Bach, Chopin, Brahms: Vikingur Ólafsson (piano), St John’s, Smith Square, London, 15.11.2017. (CC)
The LSO Begins its Celebration of the Bernstein Centenary
United Kingdom Bernstein, Mahler: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Barbican Hall, London 9.11.2017. (CC)
An Extraordinary Covent Garden Lucia from Oropesa, Castronovo, Maltman and Mariotti
United Kingdom Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloist; Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Michele Mariotti (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 30.10.2017. (CC)
(c) Stephen Cummiskey
A Colourful Exploration of Musical Istanbul and the Near East
United Kingdom Istanbul – Dimitrie Cantemir: The Book of the Science of Music: Hespèrion XXI / Jordi Savall (lyra/viol/director), Wigmore Hall, London 29.10.2017. (CC)
A Rewarding Recital from Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Mustonen, Kabalevsky: Steven Isserlis (cello); Olli Mustonen (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 29.10.2017. (CC)