United Kingdom Wagner, Richard Strauss: Renée Fleming (soprano), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 8.4.2016. (CR)
Oxford
Exhilarating but Brief Concert from Zukerman and Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Beethoven: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Pinchas Zukerman (violinist and conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 1.4.2016. (CR)
Stimulating and Entertaining Recital by Dame Felicity Heralds the Spring
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder – A Spring Weekend of Song opening concert with Felicity Lott: Felicity Lott (soprano), Eugene Asti (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 4.3.2016. (CR)
Holst Singers Negotiate Rachmaninov Vespers with Skill and Fervour
Rachmaninov: Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor). Merton College Chapel, Oxford 20.2.16
Housman – A Life and Landscape in Words and Music
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Various Composers, A Shropshire Lad: Simon Callow (narrator), Robert Murray (tenor), Joshua Ellicott (tenor), Mark Stone (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano), Jonathan Stone (violin): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 29.10.2015. (MH)
Brahms Lieder and Fauré’s Requiem Offer Moving Experience
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Brahms, Fauré: Robert Holl (bass), Sholto Kynoch (piano), Elleanor Hicks (soprano), Merton College Choir, Benjamin Nicholas (conductor): Merton College Chapel, Oxford 31.10.2015 (MH)
Sparkling Fauré and Schubert at Lunchtime
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Lunch with Fauré & Schubert: Katherine Crompton (soprano), Hanna-Liisa Kirchin (mezzo-soprano), Hannah Quinn (piano), Holywell Music Room, Oxford 29.10.2015 (MH)
Imaginative and Illuminating Presentation of Die schöne Magelone in Oxford
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Brahms: Roderick Williams (baritone), Alison Rose (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano), Victoria Newlyn (narrator): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 27.10.2015. (CR)