United Kingdom Salonen, Varèse, Shostakovich: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 2.5.2018. (CC)
Virtuosity and High Decibels from the Los Angeles Philharmonic
London
MacMillan’s Manon Returns to The Royal Ballet and is Let Down by the Music
United Kingdom Massenet, Manon: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Martin Yates. (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast to the Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 3.5.2018. (JPr)
Michael Ball’s Masterclass in ENO’s Chess at the London Coliseum
United Kingdom Chess (Music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and Lyrics by Tim Rice): Company of Chess, ENO Chorus and Orchestra / John Rigby (conductor). London Coliseum, 1.5.2018. (JPr)
An Imaginative Programme Marvellously Executed by Pavel Kolesnikov
United Kingdom Lachenmann, Debussy, Chopin, Liszt, Bach, Louis Couperin, and Schumann: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 30.4.2018. (MB)
A Thought-Provoking Concert by the Chiaroscuro Quartet
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Schubert: Chiaroscuro Quartet (Alina Ibragimova & Pablo Hernán Benedi [violins], Emilie Hörnlund [viola], Claire Thirion [cello]), Kings Place, London 29.4.2018. (CS)
BalletBoyz’s Fourteen Days Returns to Sadler’s Wells
United Kingdom BalletBoyz, Fourteen Days – The Title is in the Text, Human Animal, Us, The Indicator Line, Fallen: Sadler’s Wells, London, 26.4.2018. (JO’D)
Musical Legends Galway and Pressler Add Lustre to ‘An Evening with Danielle de Niese’
United Kingdom Roussel, Schubert, Chausson – An Evening with Danielle de Niese: Danielle de Niese (soprano), Sir James Galway (flute), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Menahem Pressler (piano), Navarra String Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 27.4.2018. (JPr)
Dean’s Fascinating Responses to Brahms at the Heart of Grosvenor’s Stimulating Recital
United Kingdom Bach, Brahms, Dean, Debussy (arr. Borwick), Berg, Ravel: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 26.4.2018. (CC)
