United Kingdom Schubert: Hanning Kraggerud (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello), Imogen Cooper (piano), Kings Place, London, 16.5.2015 (GD)
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Richard Eyre’s Traviata Celebrates 21st Birthday
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 18.5.2015. (JPr)
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A Rewarding Recital from Jack Liebeck and Katya Apekisheva
Messiaen, Prokofiev, Fauré, and Stravinsky: Jack Liebeck (violin), Katya Apekisheva (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.5.2015 (MB)
A Welcome and Convincing Revival of Morning Heroes
Berlioz, Bliss: Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Samuel West (orator), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.5.2015 (AS)
Stunning Liszt from Kirill Gerstein
United Kingdom Bartók, Bach, Liszt. Kirill Gerstein (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 14.5.2015 (RB)
Whitley’s Frames Captures Zeitgeist in Rambert Triple Bill
Whitley’s Frames Captures Zeitgeist in Rambert Triple Bill United Kingdom, Bjarnason, Bryars, Higgins, Triple Bill: Rambert, Rambert Orchestra / Paul Hoskins (conductor), Tredegar Town Band / Ian Porthouse (conductor), Sadler’s Wells, London, 12.5.2015 (J.O’D) Frames Dancers: Miguel Altunaga, Carolyn Bolton, Simone Damberg Würtz, Daniel Davidson, Edit Domoszlai, Liam Francis, Julia Gillespie, Brenda Lee Grech, Dane … Read more
Richard Uttley’s Piano Recital: The Ideal Antidote to an Election!
United Kingdom Bach, Kaner, and Beethoven: Richard Uttley (piano). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 7.5.2015 (MB)
Barbara Hannigan Excels with Voice and Baton
United Kingdom Mozart, Stravinsky, and Haydn: Britten Sinfonia, Barbara Hannigan (soprano & conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.5.2015 (MB)