United Kingdom Mozart, Prokofiev, Franck: Sergey Khachatryan (violin), Lusine Khachatryan (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.4.2017. (CS)
Elegant Style and Emotional Restraint from the Khachatryan Duo
Claire Seymour
Memorable Rachmaninov from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Mariss Jansons
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 11.4.2017. (CS)
A Fine Conclusion to the Chilingirian Quartet’s Bartók Cycle
United Kingdom Mozart, Bartók, Beethoven: Chilingirian Quartet (Levon Chilingirian & Ronald Birks [violins], Susie Mészáros [viola], Stephen Orton [cello]), Kings Place, London, 2.4.2017. (CS)
Joshua Bell and Sam Haywood Delight Their Barbican Audience
United Kingdom Beethoven, Brahms, Ysaÿe, Rachmaninov and Sarasate: Joshua Bell (violin), Sam Haywood (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 28.3.2017. (CS)
A Dynamic and Arresting Recital by the Pacifica Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Shostakovich, Ravel: Pacifica Quartet (Simin Ganatra & Sigurbjörn Bernhardsson [violins], Masumi Per Rostad [viola], Brandon Vamos [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 10.3.2017. (CS)
Relaxed Intensity in a Wide-Ranging Concert by the Carducci Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Shostakovich, Webern, Beethoven: Carducci String Quartet (Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming [violins], Eoin Schmidt-Martin [viola], Emma Denton [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 1.3.2017. (CS)
The Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra Offers a Rather Mixed Experience
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Sibelius: Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra / Yutaka Sado (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 28.2.2017. (CS)
The Revolutionary Drawing Room Present the Musical Embodiment of Genteel Taste and Execution
United Kingdom Beethoven, Haydn, Albrechtsberger: The Revolutionary Drawing Room (Adrian Butterfield & Kathryn Parry [violins], Rachel Stott [viola] and Ruth Alford [cello]), St John’s Smith Square, London, 26.2.2017. (CS)