United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms: Jonathan Biss (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/ Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, 17.3.2016 (GD)
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Glanert’s Frenesia Displays Mastery of Huge Orchestral Forces
United Kingdom Schumann, Detlev Glanert, Beethoven: Hong Xu (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 21.02.16 (GD)m
Brahms Double Concerto Lacks Dialogue and Integration
United Kingdom Dvořák, Brahms: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Maximilian Hornung (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.2.2016. (GD)
Masterful Sense of Line in Jurowski’s Conducting of Bruckner’s Third
United Kingdom Schnittke, Shostakovich, Bruckner: Natalia Gutman (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.1.2016. (GD)
Georgian icon Elisso Bolkvadze performs a musically diverse recital
United Kingdom Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Michel Sogny, Debussy, Prokofiev: Elisso Bolkvadze (piano). Cadogan Hall, London, 20.1.2016. (GD)
Haydn and Nielsen are Good Companions in Järvi’s Philharmonia Concert
United Kingdom Haydn, Nielsen: Samuel Coles (flute), The Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Järvi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.11.2015. (GD)
Empathy and Commitment from Emerson String Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert: Emerson String Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 17.11.2015. (GD)
Pianistic Poetry, Insight and Musicality from Richard Goode
United Kingdom Mozart, Brahms: Richard Goode (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 12.11.2015. (GD)