United Kingdom Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/ Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 19.5.2023. (MB)
Searing and strangely refreshing new Wozzeck at the Royal Opera House
London
Perfect Symbiosis: outstanding Brahms from pianist Sunwook Kim and the LSO under Tilson Thomas
United Kingdom Brahms: Sunwook Kim (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 17.5.2023. (MBr)
Elegiac struggle between life and death: Iván Fischer and his Budapest orchestra triumph in Mahler’s Ninth
United Kingdom Mahler: Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.5.2023. (CSa)
Rich contrasts: a Wigmore Hall evening of dazzling versatility by the Takács Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, F. Mendelssohn and Schubert: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], and András Fejér [cello]. Wigmore Hall, London, 15.5.2023. (CSa)
Regents Opera’s London performances of Die Walküre this May
Regents Opera presents a bold re-imagining of Die Walküre, the second instalment in Wagner’s epic Ring cycle
Die Walküre stars Catharine Woodward as Brünnhilde, Keel Watson as Wotan and Brian Smith Walters as Siegmund
The action returns to The Grand Temple, Freemasons’ Hall, Covent Garden, May 2023 – Sunday 21st, Tuesday 23rd, Saturday 27th
FOR A REVIEW OF THE 21 MAY PERFORMANCE CLICK HERE
This ground-breaking adaptation is performed in the round and specially arranged for a 21-piece orchestra, conducted by Ben Woodward
Sparky, polished presentation of Rossini’s second opera at the Royal Academy of Music
United Kingdom Rossini, La cambiale di matrimonio: Soloists, Royal Academy Sinfonia / Johann Stuckenbruck (conductor). Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 16.5.2023. (MB)
English National Ballet’s Cinderella in-the-round returns to the Royal Albert Hall in June 2023
English National Ballet’s Cinderella in-the-round at Royal Albert Hall Thursday from 15 – Sunday 25 June 2023
For full information and to book tickets CLICK HERE
English National Ballet returns to Royal Albert Hall from 15 – 25 June 2023 to present Cinderella in-the-round by award winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon.
The Royal Philharmonic under Vasily Petrenko go psychedelic, with highly impressive results
United Kingdom Higdon, Prokofiev, Berlioz: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 10.5.2023. (JR)
