United Kingdom Nicholas Daniel and Friends (Faculty Artist Series): Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Leslie Howard (piano), Katya Apekisheva (piano), Charles Owen (piano), musicians from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 25.05.2017 (CS)
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Phantasm Provide a Fantastic Lunchtime Treat
United Kingdom Lawes, Locke: Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Phantasm [Laurence Dreyfus (director/treble viol), Emilia Benjamin (treble viol), Jonathan Manson (treble viol), Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (bass viol)], Wigmore Hall, London, 22.5.2017. (CS)
David Cohen and the Carducci Quartet Mix the Familiar with the New
United Kingdom Haydn, Gordon Crosse, Gavin Higgins, Schubert: David Cohen (cello), Carducci String Quartet (Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming [violin], Eoin Schmidt-Martin [viola], Emma Denton [cello]), St John’s Smith Square, London, 5.5.2017 (CS)
Anne-Sophie Mutter Takes Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto By the Scruff of the Neck
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 7.5.2017. (CS)
A Perceptive and Penetrating Partnership Between Alban Gerhardt and Steven Osborne
United Kingdom Beethoven, Shostakovich: Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano), LSO St Luke’s, London, 4.5.2017. (CS)
Ex Cathedra’s Fascinating Blend of Golden Age Music from Both Sides of the Atlantic
Various, In a Strange Land: Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore (director), Cadogan Hall, London, 26.4.2017. (CS) Orchésographie de Thoinot Arbeau – ‘Belle qui tiens ma vie Genevan Psalter – ‘Estans assis aux rives aquatiques’ Sweelinck – ‘Estans assis aux rives aquatiques’ Byrd – Mass for Four Voices: Kyrie, Gloria; Mass for Four Voices: Credo; Mass for Four Voices: Sanctus, … Read more
Nicholas Daniel and the Britten Sinfonia Unveil Brian Elias’ Oboe Quintet
United Kingdom Finzi, Brian Elias, Mozart: Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Britten Sinfonia (Jacqueline Shave & Miranda Dale [violins], Clare Finnimore & Dorothea Vogel [violas], Caroline Dearnley [cello], Wigmore Hall, London, 19.4.2017. (CS)
Highly Accomplished and Intelligent Performances from Isabelle Faust and the OAE
United Kingdom Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Mozart: Isabelle Faust (violin), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Matthew Truscott (director), Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.4.2017. (CS)