Friendship Matinee: RPO’s The Very Best of John Barry: Alison Jiear and Lance Ellington (guest vocalists), Tommy Pearson (presenter), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.9.2013. (JPr)
London
Dancers Focus on Movement and the Space Around
Dessner/Peck, Lang/Millepied, Bryars/Forsythe: L. A. Dance Project, Sadler’s Wells, London, 3.10.2013 (JO’D)
Vladimir Jurowski Leads a Superb Peter Grimes in London
United Kingdom Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, London Voices, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.9.2013. (JPr)
Nikolai Lugansky and the LSO: Only Superlatives Suffice.
United Kingdom Britten, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: London Symphony Orchestra, Nikolai Lugansky, Gianandrea Noseda, Barbican Hall, London, 29.9. 2013 (GDn)
Outstanding Performances from Cedar Lake Dancers
Martinez, Aznavour and Other Composers, Triple Bill: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, London, 27.9.2013 (JO’D)
John Daszak: Genesis of a New British Siegfried. An Interview with Jim Pritchard
John Daszak: Genesis of a New British Siegfried. An Interview with Jim Pritchard.
Goerne and Haefliger in a Wonderful Exploration of German Song
United Kingdom Wolf and Liszt: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Andreas Haefliger (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 27.9.2013 (MB)