Schnittke, Shostakovich: Endymion, Hall One, Kings Place, London, 12.5.2011 (GDn)
London
Mikhail Rudy in the London Pianoforte Series
Scriabin, Ravel and Chopin: Mikhail Rudy (Piano) Wigmore Hall, London 10.5.2011 (RBB)
Michael Collins’ Wigmore Hall Residency: the Finale
Brahms, Weber, Poulenc, Benjamin, Milhaud, Gregson: Michael Collins (clarinet), Piers Lane (piano). Wigmore Hall, London 5. 5. 2011 (KC)
Weighty Beethoven from Zukerman and the Royal Philharmonic
Beethoven: Pinchas Zukerman (violin and conductor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, RFH, London, 11.5.11 (GDn)
Lorin Maazel takes his audience on the Mahler trip of a lifetime
United Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.3: Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Voices, Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra; Lorin Maazel (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 8.5.2011. (JPr)
The Jerusalem Quartet and friends play Brahms and Schoenberg
Brahms and Schoenberg: Jerusalem Quartet and friends (Alexander Pavolovsky, Sergei Bresler (violins) Ori Kam, Yuri Zhislin (violas) Kyril Zlotnikov, Adrian Brendel (violoncelli)). Wigmore Hall, London, 7.5.2011 (MB)
Fine Production of Werther at Covent Garden
Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano (conductor), ROH, London, 5.5.2011 (CC)
Leif Segerstam and the London Schools Symphony Orchestra
Berlioz, Britten, Sibelius, Respighi: Pia Segerstam (cello), London Schools Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor). Barbican Hall 27.4.2011 (KC)