United Kingdom MacMillan, Haydn: Brodsky Quartet (Gina McCormack & Ian Belton [violins], Paul Cassidy [viola], Jacqueline Thomas [cello]), St John’s Smith Square, London, 15.4.2019. (CS)
Claire Seymour
The Schumann Quartet Reveal New Musical Relationships at Kings Place
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Glass, Webern, Janáček, Gershwin: Schumann Quartet (Erik Schumann & Ken Schumann [violin], Liisa Randalu [viola], Mark Schumann [cello]), Kings Place, 22.3.2019. (CS)
Barbara Hannigan Makes a Diverse Programme Cohere Through Musicianship and Sheer Personality
United Kingdom Ligeti, Haydn, Berg, Gershwin (arr. Hannigan and Elliot): Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Hall, London, 17.3.2019. (CS)
The Belcea Quartet Pays a Fine Centenary Tribute to Hans Keller
United Kingdom Haydn, Britten: Belcea Quartet (Corine Belcea & Axel Schacher [violins], Krzysztof Chorzelski [viola], Antoine Lederlin [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 11.3.2019
(c) Marco Borggreve
Joshua Bell Offers Thought-Provoking Victuals Alongside Virtuosic Fare at the Barbican Hall
United Kingdom Beethoven, Prokofiev, Grieg: Joshua Bell (violin), Sam Haywood (piano), Barbican Hall, 27.2.2019. (CS)
Freshness and Sincerity from the Consone Quartet at Kings Place
United Kingdom Schubert and the Mendelssohns: Gillian Keith (soprano), Consone Quartet (Agata Daraskaite & Magdalena Loth-Hill [violins], Elitsa Bogdanova [viola], George Ross [cello]), Kings Place, 24.2.2019. (CS)
Sensuous Songs from Ciara Hendrick, Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque at Kings Place
United Kingdom Maria, dolce Maria (various): Ciara Hendrick (mezzo-soprano), Rachel Podger (baroque violin), Brecon Baroque [Rachel Brown (flute), Reiko Ichise (gamba), Daniele Caminiti (theorbo/guitar), Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord)], Kings Place, London, 22.2.2019. (CS)
Virtuosity, but not Veracity, from Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin), Robert Kulek (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.2.2019. (CS)
