United Kingdom Janáček, Smetana: Dvořák Pavel Haas Quartet, Ivo Kahánek (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.12.2014 (RB)
London
Chamber Classics Unwrapped Ends with Infectious Joy
United Kingdom Dvořák, Schubert. Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble [Tomo Keller (violin), Jennifer Godson (violin), Robert Smissen (viola), Fiona Bonds (viola), Stephen Orton (cello), John Heley (cello)] Hall One, King’s Place, London, 13.12.2014 (LB)
Fioroni Focuses on Political Implications and Sadistic Undercurrents in Turandot
Germany Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin / Ivan Repušič (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 12.12.2014 (MB)
The Orchestra of St Paul’s Captivates a Young Audience
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Howard Blake. Clemency Burton-Hill (narrator), Gabriel Ali (treble), Orchestra of St Paul’s, Ben Palmer (conductor), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 13.12.2014 (RB)
Sighs of Pleasure at ENB’s Nutcracker
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker: English National Ballet Philharmonic, English National Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor), The London Coliseum, 11.12.2014 (J.O’D)
Messiah from Tenebrae and Nigel Short
United Kingdom Handel, Messiah: Grace Davidson (soprano), Martha McLorinan (mezzo-soprano), David de Winter (tenor), William Gaunt (bass). Tenebrae, English Chamber Orchestra, Nigel Short (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 10.12.2014 (MB)
A Less than Earth-Shattering Messiah
United Kingdom Handel, Messiah: Sophie Bevan (soprano); Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Ashley Roches (baritone); Chorus and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Robert Howarth (director). Barbican Hall, London, 9.12.2014 (CC)