United Kingdom Scarlatti, Bach & Beethoven: Angela Hewitt (piano), Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD, Cardiff, 24.1.2016. (LJ)
Lucy Jeffery
At Café Griensteidl with the Francoise-Green Duo
United Kingdom Mozart, Schoenberg (arr. Berg), Wallace, Schubert: Antoine Francoise (piano), Robin Green (piano), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 14.1.2016. (LJ)
Spirited Wigmore Hall Performance of Mendelssohn and Saint-Saens by the Aquinas Trio
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns: The Aquinas Trio [Ruth Rogers (violin), Katherine Jenkinson (cello), Martin Cousin (piano)], Wigmore Hall, London, 6.12.2015. (LJ)
An Unbeatable Wigmore Sunday Morning Coffee Concert with Nicolas Altstaedt
United Kingdom Bach, Dutilleux, Britten: Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Wigmore Hall, London, 22.11.2015. (LJ)
A Disappointing Mismatch of Musical and Opera in Sweeney Todd
United Kingdom Sondheim, Sweeney Todd: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / James Holmes (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 8.10.2015. (LJ).
Authenticity Breeds Originality in the Hands of the London Haydn Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn: London Haydn Quartet [Catherine Manson (first violin), Michael Gurevich (second violin), James Boyd (viola), Jonathon Manson (cello)], Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 29/09/15 (LJ).
Cantemus Take on Bach’s Motets with Mixed Success
United Kingdom J. S. Bach: Tabitha Rodway (soprano), Cantemus Chamber Choir / Huw Williams (director), John Cheer (organ), Claudine Cassidy (cello), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 10.10.15 (LJ).
A Wholly Spirited Sunday Morning with Clare Hammond
United Kingdom Swansea International Festival – Sibelius, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Scriabin: Clare Hammond (piano), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 11.10.2015 (LJ).