United Kingdom R. Strauss: Sophie Bevan (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 6.12.2018. (AS)
Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia Scale Strauss’s Alpine Peaks
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Jurowski and the LPO on Top Form in Bruckner
United Kingdom Weber, Tchaikovsky and Bruckner: Alena Baeva (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 5.12.2018. (AS)
Mitsuko Uchida’s Masterly Way with Schubert
United Kingdom Schubert: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Royal Festival Hall, London, 5.12.2018. (CC)
The Escher Quartet’s Intriguing Programme Mixes the ‘Classical’ and the ‘Popular’
United Kingdom Herrmann, Korngold, Gershwin, Ravel: Escher Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart & Danbi Um [violins], Pierre Lapointe [viola], Brook Speltz [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 3.12.2018. (CS)
A Lively, Enthusiastic Young Cast for the RCM’s Figaro
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Royal College of Music Opera Chorus (chorus master: Leanne Singh-Levett) and Orchestra / Michael Rosewell (conductor). Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 30.11.2018. (MB)
Kosky’s Thought-Provoking Royal Opera Carmen Returns to Covent Garden
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 30.11.2018. (CC)
Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Impressive Contribution to Centenary Commemoration of the Great War
United Kingdom Bax, Francis-Hoad and Vaughan Williams: Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 30.12.2018. (AS)
Couperin, Beethoven and Debussy Shimmer and Shine in Tharaud’s Recital
United Kingdom Couperin, Beethoven, Debussy: Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 19.11.2018. (DD)
