United Kingdom Haydn, Mozart: Regula Mühlemann (soprano); The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Wigmore Hall, London, 19.9.2019. (CC)
A most stimulating start to The Mozartists’ 2019/20 season
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Thanks to Juan Diego Flórez and Edward Gardner Covent Garden’s rare Werther revival should not be missed
United Kingdom Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 17.9.2019. (JPr)
Romantic riches from Ax and the LSO at the Barbican
United Kingdom Brahms, Rachmaninov: Emmanuel Ax (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 18.9.2019. (CS)
A rather tired Don Giovanni opens the Royal Opera’s new season
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Hartmut Haenchen (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 16.9.2019. (CC)
(c) Mark Douet
An ambitious programme, superbly performed, launches the LSO’s 2019/20 season
United Kingdom Emily Howard, Colin Matthews, Walton: Leila Josefowicz (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), 14.9.2019. (CC)
(c) Mark Allan
Messiaen’s magnificent music, magnificently performed by Rattle and the LSO
United Kingdom Messiaen: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.9.2019. (CC)
The BBC Proms 2019 ended with a unique, seldom experienced atmosphere at the Last Night
United Kingdom BBC Prom 75 – Last Night of the Proms: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano). BBC Singers. BBC Symphony Chorus. BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.9.2019. (MMB)
The Linbury Theatre welcomes Kazakhstan’s Astana Ballet for a four-work mixed programme
United Kingdom Astana Ballet: Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 12.9.2019. (JO’D)
