United Kingdom Ennio Morricone and 100 Years of Cinema: Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra / Fernando Furones (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 16.2.2025. (MBr)
A mixed afternoon of cinema scores from the Madrid Philharmonic
Marc Bridle
Powerful and exceptional Wigmore Hall concert commemorating the Holocaust
United Kingdom Music in Auschwitz: Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, various soloists, Wigmore Hall, London, 23.1.2025 (MBr)
Noah Zhou’s tremendous Wigmore Hall recital… even with the minor quibble
United Kingdom Rachmaninoff, Clementi, Liszt: Noah Zhou (piano). Wigmore Hall, 15.1.2025. (MBr)
Yomiuri Nippon at The Anvil: an exceptional orchestra in a sometimes less than compelling programme
United Kingdom Ifukube, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra / Sebastian Weigle (conductor). The Anvil, Basingstoke, 22.10.2024. (MBr)
Flawless Glass: the Philip Glass Ensemble at the Barbican
United Kingdom Glass: Philip Glass Ensemble. Barbican Hall, London, 28.9.2024. (MBr)
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC SO in a paradoxical Mahler Sixth
United Kingdom Mahler: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican, London, 26.9.2024. (MBr)
An undeniably magical encore is the highlight of Yunchan Lim’s debut at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 14 – Tüür, Beethoven, Bruckner: Yunchan Lim (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2024. (MBr)
Paganini and Falstaff inspire Malofeev and Petrenko to a concert of the highest order
United Kingdom Rachmaninoff, Elgar: Alexander Malofeev (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.6.2024. (MBr)
