United Kingdom Bach, MacMillan, Weir and Schubert: Steven Osborne (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 24.2.2025. (CSa)
Lunchtime at Wigmore Hall: Steven Osborne’s Schubert restored the spirits and nourished the soul
London
Aristocratic Prokofiev and dark Rachmaninoff from Daniel Lozakovich and Tugan Sokhiev
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Tugan Sokhiev (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.2.2025. (MBr)
Regents Opera’s Götterdämmerung: the final achievement in their compelling Ring cycle
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Members of London Gay Men’s Chorus, Members of Regents Opera Upper Voices Chorus, Regents Opera Ensemble / Ben Woodward (conductor). York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, 16.2.2025. (MB)
Janáček’s ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ from the ASMF provides a lasting memory in their St Martin’s concert
United Kingdom Janáček, Mozart, Bach, Shostakovich: Peter Donohoe (piano), Academy of St Martin in the Fields. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 15.2.2025. (MBr)
ENO’s Mary, Queen of Scots is an artistic success
United Kingdom Musgrave, Mary, Queen of Scots: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Joana Carneiro (conductor). London Coliseum, 15.2.2025. (MB)
A mixed afternoon of cinema scores from the Madrid Philharmonic
United Kingdom Ennio Morricone and 100 Years of Cinema: Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra / Fernando Furones (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 16.2.2025. (MBr)
(P)review of the filmed version of the NT’s The Importance of Being Earnest coming soon to a cinema near you
National Theatre Live – Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest: Filmed (directed by Matthew Amos) in London’s Lyttleton Theatre. (JPr)
Regents Opera continue their Ring cycle with most impressive Die Walküre and Siegfried performances
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Walküre and Siegfried: Soloists, Regents Opera Orchestra / Ben Woodward (conductor), York Hall, Bethnal Green, London 11 & 13.2.2025. (JR)
