United Kingdom Sibelius: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Barbican Hall, London 9.12.2012 (CD)
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All-Russian Concert Lacks Sharpness, Charm and Emotion
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Vadim Repin (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.12.2012 (GD)
Met’s Un Ballo has Echoes of Alden’s 1989 Production for ENO
United Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Fabio Luisi. (Production by David Alden; directed for live cinema by Matthew Diamond; broadcast to the Barbican Cinema, London, 8.12.2012. (JPr)
The Queen’s Medal for Music Amid a Vengerov Outing
United Kingdom P.M.Davies, Tchaikovsky, Elgar: Maxim Vengerov (violin), Robin Ticciati (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Hall, London, 5.12.2012 (JFL)
Philharmonia, Afkham, and too Beautiful Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven, Brahms: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), David Afkham (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra, Southbank Centre, London, 6.12.2012 (JFL)
Stylish Schubert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
United Kingdom Schubert: Spira Mirabilis, Kate Royal (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 5.12.2012 (GDn)
Daniil Trifonov in Recital: Quite an Evening
United Kingdom Scriabin, Liszt, Chopin: Daniil Trifonov (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 4.12.2012 (CC)
Lehár’s Merry Widow: the Mamma Mia! of its Age
United Kingdom Lehár: The Merry Widow (a semi-staged concert version directed by Simon Butteriss): soloists, Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Wilson (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.12.2012. (JPr)