United Kingdom Baker, Rachmaninoff, Bruckner: Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan (conductor), Barbican Centre, London 27.5.2022. (MBr)
BBC SO’s brilliance in a reminiscence of Hitchcock but disappointing in Bruckner
Marc Bridle
The Wigmore Hall artistry of Jakub Józef Orlínski and Michał Biel was of peerless quality and equality
United Kingdom Fux, Purcell, Czyż, Karłowicz, Moniuszko, Handel: Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 1.5.2022. (MBr)
Blistering Shostakovich and inspired Brahms from the virtuosic Philharmonia
United Kingdom Brahms and Shostakovich: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (MBr)
Brilliant Tchaikovsky with the Philharmonia from UK debutant pianist Bruce Liu
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky: Bruce Liu (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 10.3.2022. (MBr)
Rattle and the LSO were not perfect but a great deal was inspired
United Kingdom Berlioz, Hannah Kendall, Sibelius, Bartók, Ravel: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Centre, London, 9.3.2022. (MBr)
Music-making of compelling drama from the LPO conducted by Alpesh Chauhan
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.2.2022. (MBr)
Exceptional LPO concert with the world premiere of a fragrant López Bellido concerto
United Kingdom Adams, López Bellido, Richard Strauss: Javier Perianes (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Berman (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.2.2022. (MBr)
Rouvali lets the Philharmonia Orchestra concert go very much off-leash in its virtuosity
United Kingdom Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov: Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.2.2022. (MBr)
