United Kingdom Various composers, To Fetch a Pail of Water, Depouillement, Second Coming: Ballet Black, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 11.2.2015 (J.O’D)
London
Repackaged Atomos Warmer, More Emotional and Cutting Edge
United Kingdom A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Atomos: Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, Sadler’s Wells, London 13.2.2015 (J.O’D)
Grzegorz Nowak Impresses in “Valentine’s Classics”
United Kingdom Mozart, Delius, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Bizet: Robert Davidovici (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Grzegorz Nowak (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 13.2.2015 (AS)
A Fascinating Foray into Paris, the City of Light
United Kingdom Dutilleux, Ravel: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 12.2.2015 (RB)
More Memorable Sibelius from Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker
United Kingdom Sibelius: Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall London, 12.2.2015 (CS)
Wim Vandekeybus Dance Piece Recalls a Happy World
United Kingdom, de May and Vermeersch, What the Body Does Not Remember: Ultima Vez, Sadler’s Wells, London, 10.2.2015 (J.O’D)
Vasily Petrenko Impresses in Rachmaninov but not in Stravinsky
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Rachmaninov: Jorge Luis Prats (piano), Anna Samuil (soprano), Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Andrei Bondarenko (baritone), London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 11.2.2015 (AS)
Compelling and Intellectually Engaging Traviata at ENO
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Roland Böer (conductor), London Coliseum, London. 9.2.2015 (JPr)
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