United Kingdom Mozart: Hagen Quartet [Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt (violins), Veronika Hagen (viola), Clemens Hagen (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 28.1.2015 (MB)
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Giordano’s melodrama is no match for Puccini
United Kingdom Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House London / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex. 29.1.2015. (JPr)
Young Designers Impress in Pocket Opera’s Macbeth
United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth: English Pocket Opera Company (in collaboration with the BA (Hons) Performance Design and Practice course at Central St Martins College of Arts & Design), The Platform Theatre, Central St Martins, King’s Cross, London. 28.1.2015. (JPr)
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Preview: Richard Alston Dance Company Embarks on UK Tour
Preview: Richard Alston Dance Company Embarks on UK Tour Preview: Richard Alston Dance Company Embarks on UK Tour After two recent performances at Sadler’s Wells to celebrate its 2Oth anniversary, Richard Alston Dance Company sets off on five-month tour of the UK with a selection of works from its repertoire. Starting at the Buxton … Read more
Verdi’s Requiem Disappoints, but Stravinsky’s Pocket Requiem Hits the Mark
United Kingdom Verdi, Stravinsky: Jane Irwin (soprano), Ildiko Komlosi (mezzo-soprano), Dmtryo Popov (tenor), Vyacheslav Pochapsky (bass), London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO Choir, Orféon Pamplónes / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.1.2015 (GD)
Magnus Lindberg’s New Work Unveiled by Barbara Hannigan and Vladimir Jurowski
United Kingdom Debussy, Lindberg, Wagner and Scriabin: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 28.1.2015 (AS)
Consummate Mozart from the Hagen Quartet
United Kingdom Mozart: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, violins; Veronika Hagen, viola; Clemens Hagen, cello). Wigmore Hall, London, 26.1.2015 (CC)
Last-Minute Substitutes Deliver the Goods in Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
United Kingdom Berlioz, Liszt and Bartók: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Ildikó Komlósi (mezzo-soprano), Sir Willard White (bass), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 27.1.2015 (AS)