United Kingdom Prokofiev: Steven Osborne (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.1.2012 (Gdn)
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Haydn’s “The Seasons” Melts the Ice on a Rather Cold Evening!
United Kingdom Haydn: Christiane Karg (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone), Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 14.1.2012 (MMB)
Hanno Müller-Brachmann and Hendrik Heilmann Excel in a Penetrating Wigmore Hall Recital.
United Kingdom Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann:Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass-baritone), Hendrik Heilmann (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 16.1.2012 (MB)
Knussen Leads the BBC SO in a Fascinating Programme
United Kingdom Myaskovsky, Goehr, Castiglioni, Schoenberg: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.1.2012 (CC)
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Celebrates Gabrieli
United Kingdom The Glory of Venice: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Julia Doyle (soprano), Daniel Auchincloss (tenor), Robert Howarth (director), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 13.1.12 (Gdn)
The London Philharmonic’s Prokofiev Festival Opens
United Kingdom Prokofiev: Danjulo Ishizaka (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.1.2012 (MB)
The Florestan Trio Brings Down the Curtain on Sixteen Years of Music Making
United Kingdom Beethoven: Florestan Trio, Wigmore Hall, London 11.1.2012 (GDn)
The Wigmore Hall Launches a Wolf Songbook Series
United Kingdom Wolf: Anna Lucia Richter (soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Julius Drake (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 10.1.2012 (MB)