United KingdomSimpson, Suk, Delius, Bruch, Puccini, Williams, Dvořák, Elgar, Parry, Wood et al: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Joseph Calleja (tenor), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 8.9.12 (GDn)
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Prom 63: Rattle Successfully Takes Berlin Phil out of their Comfort Zone
United Kingdom Ligeti, Wagner, Sibelius, Debussy, Ravel: Berlin Philharmonic / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.8.12 (GDn)
Opera Holland Park Finishes Season on Fine Form with Falstaff
United Kingdom Verdi: Falstaff: Soloists and Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / Peter Robinson (conductor), Holland Park, London, 20.7.2012. (GD)
Good but Uneven Onegin Comes to Life Eventually
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Evgeny Onegin: Soloists and Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Alexander Polianichko (conductor), Holland Park, London, 13.7.2012 . (GDn)
An Impressive New Work Partners the ‘Resurrection’ Symphony
United Kingdom Phibbs, Mahler: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Kate Royal (soprano), Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano), Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.6.2012 (Gdn)
Haitink and the LSO in Mozart, Bruckner – and Purcell with a Twist!
United Kingdom Purcell, Mozart, Bruckner: London Symphony Orchestra, Maria João Piraes (piano), Bernard Haitink (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 14.6.12 (Gdn)
Venzago and the Berlin Symphony Visit London
United Kingdom Weber, Schumann, Beethoven: Berlin Symphony Orchestra (aka Konzerthausorchester Berlin), Kit Armstrong (piano), Mario Venzago (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London 25.5.2012 (Gdn)
The Amar Quartet Plays Tchaikovsky
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky: Amar Quartet, Kings Place, London 18.5.2012 (GDn)