Chelsea Opera Group present Lakmé by Léo Delibes in a concert performance in French with English surtitles on Sunday 25th February 2024 at Cadogan Hall, starting at 6PM
London
Words are inadequate to describe Vadim Gluzman’s spotless Shostakovich with the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Sibelius, Shostakovich, Richard Strauss: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.2.2024. (AK)
Great performance and partnership: Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.2 from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO
United Kingdom Elgar, R. Strauss, Rachmaninov: Louise Alder (soprano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 8.2.2024. (CK)
Higgins’s Horn Concerto and Goldscheider’s technical ease stand out a country mile at Cadogan Hall
United Kingdom Maconchy, Mozart, Higgins, Sibelius: Ben Goldscheider (horn), London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren Green (conductor, except Mozart). Cadogan Hall, London, 7.2.2024. (CC)
Unique Gallic view of Bruckner from Nathalie Stutzmann and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2024. (JR)
The Royal Ballet are on top form and Natalia Osipova is the ultimate dancer and actor as Manon
United Kingdom Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 3.2.2024. (JPr)
The Royal Opera’s Tosca gets a disappointing revival with tired and inadequate principal singers
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Karen Kamensek (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 5.2.2024. (CC)
A thrilling evening of music making from the LSO conducted at the last-minute by Dima Slobodeniouk
United Kingdom Wennäkoski, Beethoven, Sibelius: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 4.2.2024. (KMcD)
