Live Performance

A collection of 92 posts

Beethoven

Beethoven & Beamish: Jonathan Biss at his best

It is amazing to think these are live performances. One of Jonathan Biss' finest

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Albert Herring at ENO

This was really what ENO does best:  a true company effort

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Can we live by texture alone? The BBCSO at the Barbican

Three fine works; search out the John LutherAdams!

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Unforgettable Abrahamsen & Mahler from the London Philharmonic

Jennifer France stuns in Hans Abrahamsen's magical soundscape

Proms

A Proms kerfuffle: The Melbourne SO triumphs over adversity

PROMS 2025: Sutherland, Dvořäk Tchaikovsky. Khatia Buniatishvili (piano); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor).  Margaret Sutherland Haunted Hills   Dvořäk Symphony No. 6 in D, Op. 60   Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23     “This programme has been edited since it was first broadcast”. Not half: there

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Gstaad Festival (3): Norma with Yoncheva and Pop

Bellini’s Norma is one of the great operas ...

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Gstaad 2025 (2): Violinist Georgii Moroz and pianist Marco Scilironi

There is no doubting the talent on display here, both from violinist and pianist. Moroz is far from a polished gem, though

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Gstaad Festival 2025 (1): “Ernster Humor”, Hagen Quartet & Mao Fujita

This was music making of the highest possible standard. Stunning

Baroque

L'Itinéraire baroque (3): Dutch Baroque plays Dutch Baroque

A fascinating programme!

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L'Itinéraire (2): Orpheus britannicus

Keep an eye out for this chap, Constanin Zimmerman

Classical

L'Itinéraire (1): Divertimento al cimbalo (Haydn and Mozart)

Haydn is a great way to start a whole day's musical explorations

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Itinéraire Baroque 2: Handel and his Contemporaries

A perfect way to start to a very musical day

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"Beethoven's Fifth": the Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the Proms

it was the Saint-Saëns and, especially, the Capperauld that made the trip to South Kensington worthwhile

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Lucia di Lammermoor at Opera Holland Park

This is a must: Jennifer France is simply superb

Chinese

The China-UK Cultural Exchange Programme at St Martin-in-the-Fields

The Guangdong players are fine ambassadors of Chinese culture

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Morceaux en forme de poire: Hommage à Erik Satie from Ensemble Ricercata

A fascinating concert, beautifully presented and performed

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Evgeny Kissin at the Barbican: Bach, Chopin, Shostakovich

Kissin remains a force to be reckoned with

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My Father's Son: Nicky Spence and Dylan Perez at Thaxted Festival

This is programming at the highest level realised by the finest of executants

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Schubert and Byrd at Wigmore Hall: Mishka Rushdie Momen impresses, again

Mishka Rushdie Momen remains, as much as ever, a name to watch

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Dudok Quartet Amsterdam at Wigmore Hall

Mozart, Tchaikovsky Dudok Quartet Amsterdam. Wigmore Hall, 1pm, 01.06.2025 Mozart String Quartet No. 14 in G, K 387 (1782)  Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 22 (1874)  The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam comprises Judith van Dreel and Marleen Wester, violins, Marie-Louise de Jong, viola, and Davd Faber,

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Sheffield Chamber Music Festival (1): Saariaho, Boulez, Nono

Just when you thought the Boulez and Saaiaho couldn’t be topped, Luigi Nono comes along

Baroque Opera

David et Jonathas at Versailles

If you missed this sequence of only three performances (May 16-18) in France, do pick up the recorded set. You will not be disappointed

Solo Piano

Music at St Mary's, Perivale: Nikita Lukinov

A fine recital

Chopn

Alon Kariv plays Chopin at Cadogan Hall

It is difficult to think of a better way of spending a sunny Sunday afternoon

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Quatuor Danel at Wigmore Hall: Weinberg & Shostakovich

I came for the Weinberg, and was not disappointed in the slightest