Chelsea Opera Group’s next concert at Cadogan Hall will be The Oprichnik (The Guardsman), an early, rarely performed opera by Tchaikovsky. Written in the early 1870s, it premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, on 24 April 1874.
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ENO’s The Rhinegold is not to be missed despite questions about Richard Jones’s concept
United Kingdom Wagner, The Rhinegold: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). London Coliseum, 18.2.2023. (CC)
Treasure trove of surprises: the Danish String Quartet delights with works from Haydn to Elvis
United Kingdom Various: Danish String Quartet (Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Frederik Øland Olsen[violins], Asbørn Nørgaard [viola], Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.2.2023. (CSa)
Edward Lambert’s The Burning Question proves a real company affair from The Music Troupe
United Kingdom Edward Lambert, The Burning Question: The Music Troupe, Elspeth Wilkes and Stephen Westrop (piano duet). King’s Head Theatre, London, 18.2.2023. (MB)
Memorable LSO pairing of François-Xavier Roth with Ligeti and Beethoven
United Kingdom Ligeti and Beethoven: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 16.2.2023. (MB)
Seong-Jin Cho at the Barbican: Stunning, Sensational, and yet…
United Kingdom Various: Seong-Jin Cho (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 13.2.2023. (JC)
London Philharmonic Orchestra’s ‘My Homeland’ is a stellar experience thanks to Kirill Gerstein
United Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Smetana: Kirill Gerstein (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 10.2.2023. (JC)
The Royal Opera’s Barber of Seville revival is full of musical joie de vivre
United Kingdom Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Rafael Payare (conductor). Broadcast (directed for the screen by Peter Jones) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 15.2.2023. (JPr)
