United Kingdom Beethoven, Sibelius, Prokofiev: Janine Jansen (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.1.2023. (CS)
Megawatt Sibelius from Janine Jansen and the London Symphony Orchestra
London
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage returns to raise the spirits of even the most jaded of hearts
United Kingdom Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage: Dominion Theatre, London, 25.1.2023. (JPr)
Tenebrae conjure unique atmosphere with Rachmaninov Vespers at St. Martin-in-the-Fields
United Kingdom Rachmaninov: Tenebrae / Nigel Short (conductor) St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 26.1.2023. (JR)
A feast of English music from Steven Osborne, Edward Gardner and the LPO
United Kingdom Coleridge-Taylor, Tippett, and Elgar: Steven Osborne (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.1.2023. (MB)
A standout debut from Yunchan Lim at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Dowland, Bach, Beethoven: Yunchan Lim (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 18.1.2023. (MBr)
Sadness, joy and defiance: Rouvali, Radulović and the Philharmonia at the top of their game
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Beethoven: Nemanja Radulović (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.1.2023. (CSa)
The BBC SO under Ryan Wigglesworth pull out all the stops for Mahler 5 at the Barbican
United Kingdom R. Wigglesworth, Mahler: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.1.2023. (JR)
Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate for The Royal Ballet provides food for thought
United Kingdom The Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Siân Griffiths (mezzo-soprano), Tomás Barreiro (guitar), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Alondra de la Parra (conductor). Recorded (directed by Ross MacGibbon) at the Royal Opera House, Covent, Garden, 9.6.2022 and shown at Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 19.1.2023. (JPr)
