United Kingdom Peter Salem, A Streetcar Named Desire: Soloists, Company and Orchestra of Scottish Ballet, Martin Yates (Conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 26.4.2012. (JPr)
London
A Revelatory Missa Solemnis from Nikolaus Harnoncourt
United Kingdom Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123. Soloists, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor), Barbican Hall London, 11. 4. 2012. (GD)
Mitsuko Uchida: Memorable in Schubert’s Last Three Piano Sonatas
United Kingdom Schubert: Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.4.2012 (CC)
The Arditti String Quartet Brings Out the ‘Impossible Brilliance’ of Conlon Nancarrow
United Kingdom Nancarrow and Ligeti: Arditti String Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 22.4.2012 (MB)
LSO’s Concert Performance of Der Freischütz Lacks Drama
United Kingdom Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 21.4.2012. (JPr)
A Winning Fille du Régiment at Covent Garden
United Kingdom Donizetti, La Fille du Régiment: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Yves Abel(conductor, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 19.4.2012 (CC)
Barenboim’s Mozart and Bruckner Disappoint
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor and soloist), Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.4.2012 (GD)
A Probing Conclusion to Barenboim’s Bruckner Series in London
United Kingdom Mozart and Bruckner: Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.4.2012 (MB)