United Kingdom Brahms, Schumann – Brahms Plus: Jonathan Plowright (piano). Wigmore Hall, 28.12.2019. (CC)
Reflective, perfect, music-making from Jonathan Plowright’s Brahms Plus at Wigmore Hall
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Wigmore Hall’s A Winter Birthday is a true celebration of what is good, noble and deeply human
United Kingdom Various composers, A Winter Birthday: Ailish Tynan (soprano), Anna Huntley (mezzo-soprano), Theodore Platt (baritone), Janet Suzman (readings), Graham Johnson (piano). Wigmore Hall, 21.12.2019. (AK)
Circus 1903 at the Royal Festival Hall has magic and awe-inspiring, death-defying, feats
United Kingdom Circus 1903 – The Golden Age of Circus: Royal Festival Hall, London. 19.12.2019. (JPr)
Magnificent Bartók at the Barbican from François-Xavier Roth and the LSO
United Kingdom Sophya Polevaya, Elgar, Bartók: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, 19.12.2019. (AK)
More enthusiastically received Beethoven Piano Sonatas from Jonathan Biss at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Beethoven, Complete Piano Sonatas II: Jonathan Biss (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 19.12.2019. (CC)
The power of this performance is testament to the longevity of the Royal Opera’s La traviata
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 17.12.2019. (CC)
‘Christmas chez Charpentier’ with Les Talens Lyriques at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Charpentier: Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (director), Wigmore Hall, London, 17.12.2019. (CS)
Emmanuelle Haïm lays on a feast of Baroque music on modern instruments at Milton Court
United Kingdom Purcell, Handel, Rameau: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), LSO Chamber Orchestra / Emmanuelle Haïm (director). Milton Court, London, 15.12.2019. (CC)
