United Kingdom Boulez: Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano), Yeree Suh (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pablo Rus Broseta and Thierry Fischer (conductors). Barbican Hall, London, 21.3.2015 (MB)
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Russian Ballets Impress More Than Lindberg’s New Piano Concerto.
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Magnus Lindberg, Stravinsky Yefim Bronfman (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 21.3.2015 (RB)
An Outstanding Recital by Hilary Hahn and Cory Smythe Expertly Mixes Classic and Contemporary Music
United Kingdom Schnittke, Cage, David Lang, J.S. Bach, Debussy, Auerbach and Schumann: Hilary Hahn (violin), Cory Smythe (piano), Wigmore Hall London 21.3.2015 (CS)
Fulham Opera Keep Up Standards in Two of Puccini’s Il Trittico Operas
Puccini, Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi: Soloists and musicians of Fulham Opera, conductors: Michael Thrift (Il tabarro) and Nick Fletcher (Gianni Schicchi), St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 22.3.2015. (JPr) Casts Michael Dewis: Michele Mari Wyn Williams: Giorgetta, Nella Oliver Gibbs: Gianni Schicchi Roberto Abate: Luigi, Gherardo Edward Hughes: Tinca, Rinuccio Henry Grant Kerswell: Talpa, … Read more
Consummate Pianistic Artistry from Evgeny Kissin
United Kingdom Beethoven, Prokofiev, Chopin, Liszt. Evgeny Kissin (piano) Barbican Hall, London, 20.3.2015 (RB)
The Composer Dobrinka Tabakova in Conversation with Rob Barnett
The Composer Dobrinka Tabakova in Conversation with Rob Barnett The composer Dobrinka Tabakova, who was born in Bulgaria in 1980, was raised from a young age in London and is now a British citizen. In 2013 ECM issued a CD entirely devoted to her music entitled String Paths. It was reviewed by MWI here and … Read more
The Composer Dobrinka Tabakova in Conversation with Rob Barnett The composer Dobrinka Tabakova, who was born in Bulgaria in 1980, was raised from a young age in London and is now a British citizen. In 2013 ECM issued a CD entirely devoted to her music entitled String Paths. It was reviewed by MWI here and … Read more
BRB Demonstrate Conviction in Balanchine and Bintley Ballets
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Orff, Serenade/Carmina burana: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Philip Ellis Conductor – Serenade) and Paul Murphy (conductor) – Carmina burana), London Coliseum, 19.3.2015 (J.O’D)
