Germany Mozart, Janáček and Haydn: Emerson Quartet [Philip Setzer (violin), Eugene Drucker (violin), Lawrence Dutton (viola) & David Finckel (cello)], Hercules Hall, Munich, 12.3.2013
Michael Cookson
Thrilling Performance from Yutaka Sado and BBC Phil
United Kingdom Britten, Korngold, Dvořák: Ruth Palmer (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Yutaka Sado (conductor), Westmorland Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, 2.3.2013. (MC)
The Tetzlaff Quartet: Sustained Excellence
United Kingdom Haydn, Berg, and Beethoven: Tetzlaff Quartet. Wigmore Hall, London, 2.3.2013 (MB)
From Tell to Firebird – Music with Family Appeal
United Kingdom Verdi, Prokofiev, Stravinsky: James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 22.2.2013 (MC)
Vital and Exuberant Playing from the Hallé
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Barber, Delius, Shostakovich: Valeriy Sokolov (violin), Hallé Orchestra / Andrew Gourlay (conductor). Westmorland Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, 16.2.2013. (MC)
Valentine Classics from Gomez and the RLPO
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Prokofiev, Martucci, Ravel: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, José Luis Gomez (conductor), Hyeyoon Park (violin). Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire, 17.2.2013. (MC)
Hallé’s Meistersinger a Triumph
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1862/67): Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, RNCM Chamber Choir, Chetham’s Chamber Choir, Ad Solem – University of Manchester Chamber Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Members of the Hallé Youth Orchestra and Chetham’s Sinfonia / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Jamie Phillips (assistant conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 10.2.13 (MC)
EU Chamber Orchestra Create Satisfying Glow
United Kingdom Grieg , Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Haydn: Freddy Kempf (piano), European Union Chamber Orchestra/Hans-Peter Hofmann (director), Westmorland Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, 2.2.2013 (MC)