United States Rogers, The Virtues of Things: Soloists, Aurora Orchestra/Richard Baker (conductor), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 2.5.2015 (CC)
London
Smetana’s Dalibor Fails to Raise the Roof
United Kingdom Smetana, Dalibor: Soloists, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 2.5.2015. (JPr)
Photo by Mark Allan/BBC
A Rare Chance to Hear All of Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes
United Kingdom Glass, The Etudes Philip Glass, Timo Andres, Claire Hammond, Maki Namekawa, Víkingur Ólafsson (pianos). Barbican Hall, London, 29.4.2015 (CC)
Tugan Sokhiev Shows Creative Leadership with the LSO
United Kingdom Messiaen, Bartók, Tchaikovsky, Baiba Skride (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 30.4.2015 (AS)
TrioVanBeethoven’s Refreshing Approach to Music-Making
United Kingdom Beethoven, Fribbins, Brahms. TrioVanBeethoven [Clemens Zellinger (piano), Verena Stourzh (violin), Franz Ortner (cello)] Hall One, Kings Place, London. 26.4.2015 (LB)
The Vienna Piano Trio Surmount Distractions in Turina’s Piano Trio
Mozart, Turina and Schumann: Vienna Piano Trio, Wigmore Hall, London, 28.4.2015 (AS)
Mozart: Piano Trio in C, K548
Turina: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 35
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63
Winning Performances of Romantic Favourites
A Distinguished Harpsichord Recital by Mahan Esfahani
Tomkins, Gibbons, Scheidt, J. S. Bach, Jones, Kidane, Kalabis, and W.F. Bach: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Milton Court, London, 27.4.2015 (MB)