JS BACH (arr. Alexander Siloti) Prelude in E minor BWV855; GLASS Etude 2; JS BACH Prelude in C BWV846; CPE BACH Solfeggietto H220 Wq 117; GLASS Etude 9; JS BACH Prelude in F minor BWV857 ; GLASS Mad Rush; JS BACH (arr. Alfred Cortot) Arioso from Concerto No.5 in F minor BWV1056 ; MOONDOG CanonContinue reading “Bach and American Minimalism: Shani Diluka, Sheffield Crucible 31/10/25 “
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John Adams – Bridgewater Hall, Halle, Adams – 30/10/25
John Adams conductor; Mary Bevan soprano; Hallé Choir (Matthew Hamilton, choral director). . John Adams: Slonimsky’s Earbox; Debussy/John Adams Le Livre de Baudelaire; John Adams ‘This is prophetic!’ (Pat’s Aria from Nixon in China); Harmonium I have enjoyed listening to John Adams’ music for many years, and have several recordings of his music, but allContinue reading “John Adams – Bridgewater Hall, Halle, Adams – 30/10/25”
Bach / Ensemble 360: Upper Chapel, Sheffield – 25/10/25 2pm
Bach: Sonata No.3 in C; Partita No.3 in E; Benjamin Nabarro, violin I have been reading a fascinating book by Kate Kennedy called ‘Cello’, about the passion and the closeness of the relationship between instrument and player, as exemplified by four historical/ contemporary figures. Amongst many other topics, she muses on whether, in the sameContinue reading “Bach / Ensemble 360: Upper Chapel, Sheffield – 25/10/25 2pm”
Takacs Quartet, Timothy Ridout, Mozart Quintets – Wigmore Hall – 20/10/25
Mozart, String Quintet in C K515; String Quintet in G minor K516 This was a superb concert. I have listened to these two works a number of times but have never heard them live and therefore haven’t ever, really, given them the full, deep concentration I find I can only give at a live concert.Continue reading “Takacs Quartet, Timothy Ridout, Mozart Quintets – Wigmore Hall – 20/10/25”
Gotterdammerung, Wagner – London Opera Company, St John’s Smith Square, 19/10/25
Siegfried – Neal Cooper; Brünnhilde – Cara McHardy; Gunther – Pauls Putnins; Gutrune – Philippa Boyle; Hagen – Simon Wilding; Alberich – Freddie Tong; Waltraute – Harriet Williams; First Norn – Rozanna Madylus; Second Norn – Sarah Pring; Third Norn – Katie Lowe; Woglinde – Cressida Sharp; Wellgunde – Grace Maria Wain; Flosshilde – Katie Stevenson; conductor,Continue reading “Gotterdammerung, Wagner – London Opera Company, St John’s Smith Square, 19/10/25”
Giustino, Handel – ROHCG Linbury Theatre, 10/10/25
Director, Joe Hill-Gibbins; Designer, Rosanna Vize; Lighting Designer, James Farncombe. La Nuova Musica. Conductor, David Bates. Cast: Giustino, Polly Leech; Anastasio, Keri Fuge; Arianna/La Fortuna, Mireille Asselin; Leocasta, Esme Bronwen-Smith; Amanzio, Jake Arditti; Vitaliano, Benjamin Hulett; Polidarte, Jonathan Lemalu. Plus 8 person chorus In my ongoing quest to hear as many of Handel’s operas asContinue reading “Giustino, Handel – ROHCG Linbury Theatre, 10/10/25”
Lunchtime recital, St.Martin’s-in-the-Fields, London – 10/10/25
Debussy Cello Sonata, Prokofiev Cello Sonata. Piazzola Le Grand Tango: Claudia Jablonski cello and Rustam Khanmurzin piano Claudia Jablonski is a British-Swedish cellist and conductor from London. She was a scholarship holder at the Royal Academy of Music and has performed in various venues around Europe, though this was her first appearance at St Martin-in-the-Fields.Continue reading “Lunchtime recital, St.Martin’s-in-the-Fields, London – 10/10/25”
La Cenerentola, Rossini. ENO, London Coliseum, 9/10/25
Yi-Chen Lin, Conductor; Julia Burbach, Director; Herbert Murauer, Set Designer; Sussie Juhlin-Wallén, Costume Designer; Malcolm Rippeth, Lighting Designer. Deepa Johnny, Angelina; Simon Bailey, Don Magnifico; David Ireland, Alidoro; Grace Durham, Tisbe; Aaron Godfrey-Mayes, Don Ramiro; Charles Rice, Dandini; Isabelle Peters, Clorinda It’s over 50 years since I last saw Cenerentola, and then it was alsoContinue reading “La Cenerentola, Rossini. ENO, London Coliseum, 9/10/25”
Halle Rush Hour Concert – Bridgewater Hall, 2/10/25
Kahchun Wong conductor, Anna Lapwood organ, Sopranos and altos of the Hallé Choir, Matthew Hamilton, choral director: Max Richter, Cosmology (Hallé co-commission / Manchester premiere); Olivia Belli, Limina Luminis; Elgar, Enigma Variations This was another packed out Halle concert, though this time in their Rush Hour series -1 hour or so at 6pm, similar toContinue reading “Halle Rush Hour Concert – Bridgewater Hall, 2/10/25”
Verdi, The Sicilian Vespers, ROHCG, 26/925
Director, Stefan Herheim; Set designer, Philipp Fürhofer; Costume designer, Gesine Völlm; Lighting designer, Anders Poll; Choreographer, André de Jong. Conductor, Speranza Scappucci; Hélène, Joyce El-Khoury; Henri, Vladymyr Dytiuk ; Jean Procida, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo; Guy de Montfort, Quinn Kelsey; Robert, Vartan Gabrielian; Thibault, Neal Cooper; Le Sire de Béthune, Blaise Malaba; Le Comte de Vaudemont, ThomasContinue reading “Verdi, The Sicilian Vespers, ROHCG, 26/925”
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