United Kingdom Beethoven and Shostakovich: Inon Barnatan (piano); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.10.2017. (CC)
London
ENO’s Rodelinda – Musical Triumph Beset by Problematic Staging
United Kingdom Handel, Rodelinda: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Christian Curnyn (conductor). London Coliseum, 26.10.2017. (CC)
Oramo and the BBC Symphony Revive a Neglected French Symphony
United Kingdom Schmitt, Franck, Ravel and Sibelius: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 27.10.2017. (AS)
The BBC Singers in Lesser-Known Music by Franck and Ravel
United Kingdom Franck and Ravel: Nancy Cole (alto), Angela Moore (harp), Deborah Chandler (cello), Nicola Davenport (double bass), Richard Pearce (organ/piano), BBC Singers / Sofi Jeannin (conductor), St Giles’ Cripplegate, London, 27.10.2017. (AS)
A Most Stimulating Concert from Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the LPO
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Vasks, Gregorian Chant, Rachmaninov: István Várdai (cello); The Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey; London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.10.2017. (CC)
Lauren Cuthbertson is Wonderful in the Madcap Mayhem of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
United Kingdom Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Soloists, corps de ballet and Royal Opera House Orchestra / Koen Kessels (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 23.10.2017. (JPr)
Wagner Stars of the Future Shine in Rehearsal Orchestra’s Götterdämmerung Act III
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung Act III: The Mastersingers Chorale, Rehearsal Orchestra / Tony Legge (conductor), Henry Wood Hall, London, 23.10.2017. (JPr)
A Greatly Satisfying Concert from Blomstedt and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
United Kingdom Beethoven and Bruckner: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Kirill Gerstein (piano), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 22.10.2017. (AS)