United Kingdom This Is Rattle – Grime, Adès, Birtwistle, Knussen, Elgar: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 14.9.2017. (CS)
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Julia Jones Conducts a Satisfying and Well-Sung Royal Opera Die Zauberflöte
United Kingdom Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Julia Jones (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 12.9.2017. (CC)
Drama, Depth and Democracy as the Doric Quartet Plays Haydn
United Kingdom Haydn: Doric String Quartet (Alex Redington & Jonathan Stone [violins], Hélène Clément [viola], John Myerscough [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.9.2017. (CS)
There is Much to Admire in Richard Jones’s New La bohème for the Royal Opera
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 10.9.2017. (JPr)
The 2017 BBC Proms Go Out in Style
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 75 – The Last Night of the Proms: Nina Stemme (soprano); Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), John Relyea (bass), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 9.9.2017. (MMB)
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
A Fascinating Prom from Tilson Thomas and the VPO – Not Least in the Encore
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 74 – Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven: Emanuel Ax (piano); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.9.2017. (CC)
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
The Folly of Sondheim’s Follies
United Kingdom Sondheim, Follies: at the Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London, 7.8.2017. (JB)
Promenaders Out in Force for a Vienna Philharmonic Mahler Six Which Lacks Impact
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 72 – Mahler: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.9.2017. (JPr)
