United Kingdom Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Vadim Repin (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.12.2012 (GD)
Geoff Diggines
A Mixed Bag of Beethoven from András Schiff
United Kingdom Beethoven: András Schiff (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 26.11.12. (GD)
Fine performances of Bartok and Haydn from Tokyo String Quartet
United Kingdom Bartok, Haydn: Tokyo String Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 24.11.12 (GD)
Compelling Performance of Colin Matthews’ Fourth String Quartet
United Kingdom Colin Matthews, Schumann, Mozart: Michael Collins (clarinet), Elias Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 14.11.12 (GD)
Graceful, Precise Conducting from Skrowaczewski at 89
United Kingdom Brahms, Bruckner, Shostakovich: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanislav Skrowaczewski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.10.12 (GD)
Alina Ibragimova Reveals the Genius of Bach’s Music
United Kingdom Bach: Alina Ibragimova, Wigmore Hall, London, 24 1012 (GD)
Bruckner’s Eighth Lacks Symphonic Coherence and Narrative Logic
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Martin Helmchen (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.10.12. (GD)
Leonskaya Plays Schubert with Finesse and Sensibility.
United Kingdom Schubert: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 18.9.2012 (GD)