Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht: Arensky Chamber Orchestra, Stephanie Gonley (director). Cadogan Hall, London. 8.7.2011 (MB)
London
Some unusual fare at the London Piano Series
CPE Bach, Schumann, Debussy, Dale, Bowen: Danny Driver (piano) Wigmore Hall, London. 9.7. 2011 (RBB)
Opera Holland Park’s La rondine is rather a mixed bag
United Kingdom Puccini, La rondine: (New production by Tom Hawkes): Soloists and Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia, Conductor: Peter Selwyn. Holland Park, London, 7.7.2011. (JPr)
Substitute Soloist and Conductor disappoint at the Royal Festival Hall
Berlioz, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Nikolai Demidenko (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/Christian Vasquez (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 30.6.2011 (GD)
BBC Young Generation Artist Piemontese impresses with Debussy and Schumann
City of London Festival 2011 – Chopin, Debussy, and Schumann: Francesco Piemontesi (piano). St Mary Abchurch, London, 6.7.2011 (MB)
Bertrand de Billy brings out the best in Massenet fairy tale
Massenet, Cendrillon: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Bertrand de Billy (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 5.7.2011 (CC)
Impressive New Music from the London Sinfonietta
Woolrich, Feshareki, Davies, Adès, Messiaen : London Sinfonietta, Kings Place, London 1.7.2011 (GDn)
The Southbank’s “Pollini Project” ends in classic style
Chopin, Debussy, Boulez: Maurizio Pollini, Royal Festival Hall London, 28.6.11 (GDn)