Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera, Leo Hussain (conductor). Coliseum, London, 19.5.2011 (MB)
London
One Day’s Total Immersion in Peter Eötvös’ Music
Peter Eötvös: Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Silk Street Theatre) and Barbican Hall, London, 14.5.2011 (CC)
A Sexless Cleopatra – How Can That Happen?
Northern Ballet’s Cleopatra – Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and choreography by David Nixon : Dancers of the Northern Ballet and Northern Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: John Pryce-Jones. Sadler’s Wells, London, 17.5.2011. (JPr)
Charles Owen impresses in Bach and Schubert
Bach, Ravel, Schubert: Charles Owen (piano). Wigmore Hall. London. 12.5.2011 (KC)
Charles Rosen disappoints in Chopin
Chopin: Charles Rosen (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 15.5.2011 (MB)
Gergiev and the LSO excel in Russian music
Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky: Yefim Bronfman (Piano), Philip Cobb (Trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor). Barbican Hall, London 15.5.2011 (RBB)
London Eighth Symphony commemorates the centenary of Mahler’s death
Mahler’s Eighth – ‘Symphony of a Thousand’: Vivace Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, The London Chorus, Romsey Choral Society, Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeremy Backhouse (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 15.5.2011 (JPr)
Met Live Die Walküre has Problems with an Ambitious Set
Wagner, Die Walküre, Metropolitan Opera’s latest HD transmission: (directed for TV by Gary Halfvorson) live to the Barbican Cinema, London. 14.5.2011. (JPr)