United Kingdom BBC PROM 15 – Tansy Davies, Beethoven and Brahms: Paul Lewis (piano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Ben Gernon (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.7.2018. (AS)
Alan Sanders
A Welcome Chance at the Proms to Hear the Original Version of Schumann’s Fourth Symphony
United Kingdom Prom 8 – Lili Boulanger, Mendelssohn, Morfydd Owen and Schumann: Bertrand Chamayou (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2018. (AS)
Sakari Oramo’s Way with Turangalîla-Symphonie is Not the Full Story
United Kingdom Prom 6 – Gershwin and Messiaen: Angela Hewitt (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes Martinot), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.7.2018. (AS)
Alain Altinoglu Holds Daphnis et Chloé on Too Tight a Leash
United Kingdom Prom 2 – Fauré, Mozart and Ravel: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus, City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Alain Altinoglu (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.7.2018. (AS)
Shiyeon Sung Grasps an Unexpected Opportunity to Conduct the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Rossini, Grieg, Tchaikovsky: Sunwook Kim (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Shiyeon Sung (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 15.6.2018. (AS)
The Philharmonia on Fine Form Under Christoph von Dohnányi’s Wise Direction
United Kingdom Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 7.6.2018. (AS)
Yuja Wang’s Pianism Inspires a Sense of Wonder
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Ligeti, Prokofiev: Yuja Wang (piano), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 5.6.2018. (AS)
This Attempt to Finish Bruckner’s Ninth Fails to Convince
United Kingdom Abrahamsen and Bruckner: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London, 30.5.2018. (AS)