United Kingdom Brahms, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov: Alexander Kniazev (cello), Nicolai Lugansky (piano), Wigmore Hall London, 16.7.2016. (GD)
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The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge on Fine Form at the Proms

United Kingdom Prom 3. Mozart, Haydn and Fauré: Thomas Hopkins (treble), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Paula Murphy (mezzo-soprano), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Stephen Cleobury (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.7.16 (AS)
A Summer Performance Showcases Young Talent Nurtured by the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme
United Kingdom Jette Parker Young Artists’ Programme Summer Concert -Janáček, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Leoncavallo and Strauss opera excerpts: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Paul Wynne Griffiths, Paul Wingfield & Jonathan Santagada (conductors). The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 18.7.2016. (JPr)

David Junghoon Kim – guest; Rosalinde – Vlada Borovko; Dr Falke – Yuriy Yurchuk;
Prince Orlofsky – Emily Edmonds; Gabriel von Eisenstein – Samuel Dale Johnson; Ida – Lauren Fagan
& Adele – Jennifer Davis (c) Clive Barda
Expert Handel Performances for the Brook Street Band’s 20th Anniversary
United Kingdom Handel: Nicki Kennedy (soprano); Matthew Brook (bass-baritone). Brook Street Band Wigmore Hall, London, 17.7.2016 (CC)
A Splendid Boris Godunov at the Proms

United Kingdom Prom 2 – Mussorgsky Boris Godunov (original version, 1869). Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.7.2016 (CC)

The Van Kuijk Quartet Excel in Mozart but Disappoint in Smetana
United Kingdom Mozart, Smetana: Van Kuijk Quartet [Nicolas Van Kuijk, Sylvain Favre-Bulle (violin); Grégoire Veccion (viola); François Robin (cello)]. Wigmore Hall, London, 17.5.2016 (CC)
The Doric Quartet Show a Genuine Sense of Dedication
United Kingdom Haydn, Dennehy, Beethoven: Doric Quartet (Alex Redington & Jonathan Stone [violins], Hélène Clément [viola], John Myerscough [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 15.7.2016 (CS)
The Australian Ballet’s Swan Lake Revisits a Familiar Royal Love Triangle
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Soloists and Artists of The Australian Ballet, English National Opera Orchestra / Nicolette Fraillon (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 14.7.2016. (JPr)
