United Kingdom Glinka, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Järvi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 12.6.2014 (CS)
Claire Seymour
A Compelling Evening with the Endellion Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Britten Brahms: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), the Endellion String Quartet [Andrew Watkinson & Ralph da Souza (violins), Garfield Jackson (viola), David Waterman (cello)], Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 10.6.2014 (CS)
The Endellion Quartet Marking 35 Years of Fine Music-Making
United Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert: The Endellion String Quartet [Andrew Watkinson & Ralph da Souza (violins), Garfield Jackson (viola), David Waterman (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 28.5.2014 (CS)
The Elias String Quartet Immersed in Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven: Elias String Quartet [Sara Bitlloch & Donald Grant (violins), Martin Saving (viola), Marie Bitlloch (cello)], Malin Broman (viola), Wigmore Hall, London, 19.5.2014 (CS)
Consummate Musicianship from James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong
United Kingdom Leclair, Strauss, Franck: James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano), King’s Place, London 17.5.2014 (CS)
Chamber Music Favourites in the Expert Hands of the Carducci Quartet and Friends
United Kingdom Haydn, Shostakovich and Chausson: Charles Owen (piano), Katharine Gowers (violin), Carducci Quartet [Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming (violins), Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola), Emma Denton (cello)], King’s Place, London, 14. 5.2014 (CS)
The Takács Quartet: Worthy Recipients of the Wigmore Medal
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Webern and Beethoven:Takács Quartet [Edward Dusinberre & Károly Schranz (violins), Geraldine Walther (viola), András Fejér (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 10.05.2014 (CS)
Gil Shaham in Bright Sheng’s Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Dukas, Sheng and Bartók: Gil Shaham (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 09.05.14 (CS)