United Kingdom Stravinsky, Britten and Wigglesworth: Barnabás Kelemen (violin), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 2.3.2016 (CS)
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Zukerman and the RPO on Great Form in Russian Favourite
United Kingdom Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff: Olga Kern (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Pinchas Zukerman (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London. 1.3.2016. (LB)
Orlando: The English Concert Triumph Again in Handel
United Kingdom Handel, Orlando HWV31: (semi-staged performance) Soloists; English Concert/Harry Bickett (director). Barbican Hall, London 1.3.2016 (CC)
An Uneven London Recital from Maurizio Pollini
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Schumann, Chopin: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.3.2016. (CC)
Tamara Stefanovich’s Utterly Compelling Advocacy of Three American Masters
United Kingdom Copland, Carter, and Ives: Tamara Stefanovich (piano). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 26.2.2016 (MB)
An Outstanding Rape of Lucretia at the Guildhall
United Kingdom Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Soloists, Orchestra of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Dominic Wheeler (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 24.2.2016. (MB)
Gripping, High Drama in Chelsea Opera Group’s Il Trovatore
United Kingdom Verdi, Il Trovatore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group, Deborah Miles-Johnson (chorus master), Andrew Greenwood (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 28.2.2016. (RP)
Akiko Suwanai Makes a Fine Impression in Beethoven
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven and Dvořák: Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra,/Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 29.2.2016. (AS)