United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [14] – Stravinsky: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.8.2021. (CS)
Rattle reveals the essence of a trio of Stravinsky symphonies
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Alastair White’s RUNE poses many searching questions
United Kingdom Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival [3], Alastair White – RUNE: Soloists, Dancers, Instrumentalists / Ben Smith (director). Round Chapel, Hackney, London, 18.8.2021. (MB)
Stimulating Rameau, but a perverse view of Mozart’s Requiem at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [13] – Rameau, Bologne, and Mozart: Samantha Clarke (soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Nick Pritchard (tenor), William Thomas (bass), The National Youth Chamber Choir, Britten Sinfonia / David Bates (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.8.2021. (MB)
Welcome celebration by Brabbins and BBC SO of Anthony Payne at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [12] – Payne, Berlioz, and Beethoven: Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.8.2021. (MB)
A Night at the Opera attempts To Soothe the Aching Heart at the BBC Proms 2021
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [11] – To Soothe the Aching Heart (A Night at the Opera): Sally Matthews, Natalya Romaniw, Nardus Williams (sopranos), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano); Nicky Spence, Freddie De Tommaso (tenors), BBC Philharmonic / Ben Glassberg (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.08.2021. (CC)
A successfully innovative approach to Hansel und Gretel by British Youth Opera
United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel): Soloists, Southbank Sinfonia / Stephen Higgins (musical director). Holland Park Theatre, London, 12.8.2021. (MB)
The Marmen Quartet play Haydn and Simpson at Cadogan Hall
United Kingdom BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall [2] – Haydn, Simpson: The Marmen Quartet (Johannes Marmen, Ricky Gore [violins], Bryony Gibson-Cornish [viola], Sinéad O’Halloran [cello]). Cadogan Hall, London, 16.8.2021. (CS)
Vikingur Ólafsson, Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia have resonance and empathy at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [10]: Prokofiev, Bach, Mozart, Shostakovich: Vikingur Ólafsson (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Performance at Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.8.2021 and viewed on BBC Sounds. (CC)
