Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Levit - Beethoven, 30 January 2017

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Wigmore Hall   Piano Sonata no.2 in A major, op.2 no.2 Piano Sonata no.7 in D major, op.10 no.3 Piano Sonata no.6 in F majo...
Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Aimard/Stefanovich - Brahms and Messiaen, 24 January 2017

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St John’s, Smith Square Brahms – Sonata in F minor for two pianos, op.34 b Messiaen – Visions de l’Amen Pierre-Laurent Aimard, T...
Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Letter to my MP, Jim Fitzpatrick, concerning the European Union and a Parliamentary vote to leave

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Dear Jim, May I add my voice to what I suspect and certainly hope will be the throng of constituents urging you to oppose wh...
Sunday, 22 January 2017

Lohengrin, Opéra national de Paris, 21 January 2017

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Opéra Bastille King Henry the Fowler – René Pape Lohengrin – Jonas Kaufmann Elsa – Martina Serafin Friedrich von Telramund – Wolfgan...
Friday, 20 January 2017

Written on Skin, Royal Opera, 18 January 2017

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Royal Opera House Agnès – Barbara Hannigan Protector – acted by Christopher Purves, sung by James Cleverton First Angel/Boy – Iestyn ...
Sunday, 15 January 2017

Le grand macabre, LSO/Rattle, 14 January 2017

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Barbican Hall Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Triumph of Death   Piet the Pot – Peter Hoare Amando – Ronnita Miller Amanda – Eliz...
Saturday, 14 January 2017

LSO Chamber Orchestra/Antonini - JS Bach, WF Bach, CPE Bach, Telemann, Haydn, 13 January 2017

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Milton Court Concert Hall JS Bach – Orchestral Suite no.1 in C major, BWV 1066 WF Bach – Symphony in F major, F 67 CPE Bach – Symphon...
Sunday, 1 January 2017

2016 concert tally and overall tally (concerts and opera)

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Before Christmas, I gave you my tally of 2016 opera performances . Herewith, the figures for concerts, and for concerts and op...
Saturday, 24 December 2016

Merry Christmas!

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Thursday, 22 December 2016

Two million visitors!

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This seems quite incredible: 2 million visitors*  since I began writing here in 2007 . Doubtless some of were mistakes, some were...

Esfahani - Bach, 21 December 2016

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Wigmore Hall Goldberg Variations , BWV 988 Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) What could be more capable of lightening our darkness o...
Monday, 19 December 2016

For Berlin

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March, this year October, this year. A Sch ö neberg café

Znaider/LSO - Mozart and Tchaikovsky, 18 December 2016

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Barbican Hall Mozart – Violin Concerto no.1 in B-flat major, KV 207 Mozart – Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, KV 218 Tchaikovsky...