United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 22 – Brahms, Sawer, Haydn: Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Philharmonic / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2017. (CS)
Claire Seymour
A Wonderful Wigmore Hall Learning Gala
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Joshua Bell (violin), Arisa Fujita (violin), Amihai Grosz (viola), Rachel Roberts (viola), Steven Isserlis (cello), Dénes Várjon (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 24.7.2017. (CS)
An Intriguing, Explosive Panoply of 13 Vices
United Kingdom 13 Vices: Red Note Ensemble/Brian Irvine (conductor), Jennifer Walshe (sung/spoken text), Blue Room, Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.7.2017. (CS)
Three Young Pianists Impress in Brant International Piano Competition Final
United Kingdom 2017 Brant International Piano Competition Final: Andrey Ivanov, Ryan Drucker, Gen Li (piano), Birmingham Town Hall, 1.7.2017. (CS)
Unforgettable Sibelius from Pekka Kuusisto
United Kingdom Elgar, Sibelius: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), London Chamber Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 14.6.2017. (CS)
Spontaneity and Style from the Razumovsky Ensemble
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Schubert: Razumovsky Ensemble (Kolja Blacher & Jan Schmolck [violin], Andriy Viytovych [viola], Olega Kogan & Alexander Chaushian [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 6.6.2017. (CS)
Ideal Chamber Music-Making from the Zemlinsky Quartet
United Kingdom Zemlinsky, Janáček: Zemlinsky Quartet (František Souček & Petr Střížek [violins], Petr Holman [viola], Vladimír Fortin [cello]), Wigmore Hall London, 29.5.2017. (CS)
A Veritable Prospero of the Podium: Herbert Blomstedt with the Philharmonia in Canterbury
United Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven: Martin Helmchen (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, 28.5.2017. (CS)