WIGMORE HALL PRESENTS A DELIGHTFUL LIEDERABEND
Two young but already well known names appeared on stage together on 14 March in a song recital combining the familiar with the unfamiliar. German tenor Simon B... Continue Reading...
Reviews
A STAR-STUDDED OPENING NIGHT: FORZA AT COVENT GARDEN
Cover of first bilingual edition of the libretto of La Forza del Destino, St. Petersburg 1862
The long-awaited opening night of the hottest ticket in arguably... Continue Reading...
SCHUMANN AND BRAHMS ON PERIOD INSTRUMENT: ORCHESTRA enLIGHTENS
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is a resident British orchestra at the Southbank Centre in London. Although its leadership is rotated between th... Continue Reading...
POLLINI RAISES THE RAFTERS AT THE FESTIVAL HALL
There is no doubt that Maurizio Pollini at age 76 remains one of the world’s great piano virtuosos. This was manifestly proven in the March 12 sell-out concert ... Continue Reading...
MOZART AND DA PONTE IN LONDON AND MUNICH
Partnerships between composer and librettist are an essential complexity in the composition of successful opera. Some examples in its history include Mozart and... Continue Reading...
A STELLAR VOCAL RECITAL IS A HIGHLIGHT OF SOI SEASON
Three star singers appeared on stage together in a unique and intelligently devised programme. The three singers were English soprano Sophie Bevan, Welsh mezzo ... Continue Reading...
SOI at Cadogan
The Symphony Orchestras of India’s tour of the UK concluded on Monday evening at London’s Cadogan Hall with an exuberant program of Weber, Bruch and Rachmaninov... Continue Reading...
ZAKIR HUSSAIN AND THE SOI TOUR CONTINUES
Symphony Orchestra of India
Cadogan Hall, London, 20 February 2019
Zane Dalal, conductor
Zakir Hussain, tabla.
Hector Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture
Zaki... Continue Reading...