United Kingdom The Strauss Project Part I: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 9.5.2022. (KMcD)
Outstanding concert from Nelsons and his Gewandhaus Orchestra in a truncated The Strauss Project
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Fidelio revelations from Equilbey and Insula Orchestra as she rethinks the familiar and meets it anew
United Kingdom Beethoven, Fidelio (concert staging): Soloists, accentus; Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 11.5.2022. (CC)
Nelsons and Gewandhaus Orchestra treat London to outstanding Richard Strauss performances
United Kingdom The Strauss Project Part II: Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 10.5.2022. (MB)
Sonic spirituality from Baiba Skride, Dima Slobodeniouk and the LSO at the Barbican Hall
United Kingdom Gubaidulina, Sibelius: Baiba Skride (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.5.2022. (CS)
Stunning solo playing from Christian Tetzlaff at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Nielsen, Bach, Bartók: Christian Tetzlaff (violin). Wigmore Hall, London, 6.5.2022. (CS)
The Wigmore Hall artistry of Jakub Józef Orlínski and Michał Biel was of peerless quality and equality
United Kingdom Fux, Purcell, Czyż, Karłowicz, Moniuszko, Handel: Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 1.5.2022. (MBr)
Despite Michieletto’s production, it’s well-nigh impossible not to enjoy Covent Garden’s Don Pasquale
United Kingdom Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 3.5.2022. (CC)
Phenomenally enriching LPO day, perhaps a gateway to a new future for Knussen’s music?
United Kingdom OK!: A Celebration of Oliver Knussen: Royal Festival Hall, London, 31.4.2022. (CC)
