United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Schumann, Rachmaninov: Denis Matsuev (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.1.2015 (CC)
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Vasko Vassilev Celebrates 20 Years as Concert Master at the Royal Opera House
United Kingdom Vasko Vassilev’s 20th Anniversary Recital. Vasko Vassilev (violin), Pamela Tan Nicholson (piano) with string ensemble and Fergus Gerrand (percussion), members of the Royal Opera chorus and special guest Shogo Kariyazaki (ikebana master). Paul Hamlyn Hall, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 19.1.2015. (JPr)
The Conductor Steals the Show from the Pianist
United Kingdom Verdi, Prokofiev, de Falla, Rimsky-Korsakov Valentina Lisitsa (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Xian Zhang (conductor). Barbican Hall, 18.1.2015 (CC)
The Nash Ensemble of London Continue Their 50th Birthday Celebrations
United Kingdom Wagner, Mozart and Richard Strauss: Sally Matthews (soprano), The Nash Ensemble of London/ Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Wigmore Hall, London, 17.1.2015 (CS)
Intense Performance from Liliya Orekhova in Moscow City Ballet’s Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Moscow City Ballet and Orchestra / Igor Shavruk (conductor), Richmond Theatre, London, 16.1.2015. (J.OD) Dancers: Odette/Odile: Liliya Orekhova Prince Siegfried: Talgat Kozhabaev Von Rothbart: Denis Tyurin Jester: Valeriy Kravstov Benno: Andrei Zhuravlev Girl friends: Anna Ivanova, Yuliya Zhuravleva Tutor: Aleksandr Gavrilov Prince’s Mother: Lyubov Lysak Cygnets: Marina Larina, Yuliya Zhuravleva, Anna … Read more
No Weak Links in Met’s Lavish Merry Widow
United States Lehár, The Merry Widow: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Sir Andrew Davis (cnductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 17.1.2015. (JPr)
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A ‘Period’ Approach to Romantic Russian Music Brings Mixed Results
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Sergei Leiferkus (baritone); Chorus of the Mikhailovsky Theatre (pre-recorded); Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.1.2015 (CC)