United Kingdom Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 5.2.2015. (JPr)
Bryn Terfel in 2015 ROH revival of Der fliegende Holländer
London
A Flowering Tree Blooms in Gothenburg
Sweden John Adams: A Flowering Tree Soloists, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Joanna Carneiro (conductor), Gothenburg Opera main stage, 7.2.2015 (NS)
A Good Deal of Fine Playing from Anthony Marwood and Aleksandar Madžar
United Kingdom Janáček, Beethoven, Ravel, Prokofiev, Anthony Marwood (violin), Aleksandar Madžar (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 5.2.2015 (RB)
A Rewarding and Enterprising Recital by Fenella Humphreys and Nicola Eimer
United Kingdom Sibelius, Nielsen, Frances-Hoad, Taylor, Nicolson, Powers, Knotts. Fenella Humphreys (violin), Nicola Eimer (piano) Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London. 4.2.2015 (LB)
Centuries-old ‘Minimalism’ from the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
United Kingdom Parsons, Plainsong, Dunstable, Hacomplaynt, Tallis, Damett, Byttering, Henry V, Power, and Fayrfax: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, 4.3.2015 (MB)
Masterly, Penetrating Schubert from the Takács Quartet
United Kingdom Schubert: Takács Quartet [Edward Dusinberre & Károly Schranz (violins), Geraldine Walther (viola), András Féjer (cello)], Wigmore Hall London, 31. 1.2015 (CS)
Superlative Playing of Mozart from the Hagen Quartet
United Kingdom Mozart: Hagen Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 25.1.2015. (GD)
A Remarkable Recital by Juliane Banse and Malcom Martineau
United Kingdom Schumann, Mahler, Duparc, Schoenberg: Juliane Banse (soprano); Malcom Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 30.1.2015 (CC)