United Kingdom Mozart, Mitridate, rè di Ponto: Cast, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Christophe Rousset (harpsichord). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 26.6.2017. (CC)
Rousset and Royal Opera Dazzle with Mozart’s Mitridate
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Telemann Honoured in Style by Florilegium
United Kingdom Telemann 250th Anniversary Concert: Florilegium [Marta Goncalves (flute); Bojan Cicic, Magdalena Loth-Hill (violins); Elitsa Bogdanova (viola); Jennifer Motsches (cello); Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba); Carina Cosgrove (double-bass); Pawel Siwczak (harpsichord/chamber organ)] / Ashley Solomon (flute/director) with Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.6.2017. (CC)
Inconsistent Vocals Mediated by Strong Conducting: Verdi’s La traviata at the Royal Opera
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 24.6.2017. (CC)
Semyon Bychkov and the Royal Academy’s Young Musicians Scale the Mahlerian Heights
United Kingdom Mahler: Carrie-Ann Williams (soprano), Marvic Monreal (mezzo-soprano), Academy Symphony Chorus and Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.6.2017. (JPr)
Grzegorz Nowak Excels in Tchaikovsky with the RPO
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky: Teo Gheorghiu (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Grzegorz Nowak (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.6.2017. (AS)
Ensemble intercontemporain in a Programme of Questing Intensity
United Kingdom Debussy, Maderna, Messiaen, Schoeller, Berio, Ravel, Franceschini: Ensemble intercontemporain. Wigmore Hall, London, 20.6.2017. (CC)
Satisfying, Stimulating Lunchtime Fare from the Carducci String Quartet
United Kingdom Glass, Pärt, Dvořák: Carducci String Quartet [Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming (violins); Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola); Emma Denton (cello)]. Wigmore Hall, London, 19.6.2017. (CC)
Unforgettable Sibelius from Pekka Kuusisto
United Kingdom Elgar, Sibelius: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), London Chamber Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 14.6.2017. (CS)