United Kingdom Beethoven: Viktoria Mullova (violin), Paolo Giacometti (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 24.3.2013. (GD)
Geoff Diggines
Bach Concert “Unwraps” Links between Concertos and Cantatas
United Kingdom Bach: Anna Dennis (soprano), Stuart Jackson (tenor), Tim Mead (counter-tenor), George Humphreys (bass), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / John Butt (director/harpsichord), Kings Place, London, 22.3.2013 (GD)
Latvian Composers Evoke Baltic Nights
United Kingdom Perotin, Bach, Eriks Esenvalds, Peteri Vasks: Alina Ibragimova (violin/direction) Britten Sinfonia (Eamonn Dougan conductor), Britten Sinfonia Voices, Barbican Hall, London. 27.2 .2013 (GD)
Slow Tempi in Haitink’s Bruckner
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bruckner: Maria João Pires (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 21.22013 (GD)
Substitute Conductor Fails to Inspire London Philharmonic
United Kingdom Ravel, Prokofiev, Stravinsky: Leila Josefowicz (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Mikhail Agrest (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.2.13 (GD)
Stylish Schubert from Imogen Cooper
United Kingdom Schubert: Imogen Cooper, Wigmore Hall, London, 7.2.2013 (GD)
Unforgettable Beethoven Performances by Hagen Quartet
United Kingdom Beethoven: Hagen Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 30.1.2013 (GD)
Memorable Schubert and Schumann from Christian Zacharias
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann: Christian Zacharias (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.1.13 (GD)