Nikolai Lugansky Wigmore Hall, London Nikolai Lugansky was a typical Soviet prodigy, able at five to learn a Beethoven sonata by ear, before he could even read music. As one of the last survivors of t...Read More
Michael Church – live roundup March 2025 Wigmore Hall: Roman Rabinovich 17 Nov; Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, 27 Nov; Nikolai Lugansky 8 Dec; Kit Armstrong 22 Dec; Danny Driver 2 Jan 2025; Alim Beise...Read More
The Marriage of Figaro Coliseum, London With ENO fighting for their life, it’s vital that their output should be top quality, so last week I sampled two nights in a row. First up was a revival of Mi...Read More
The Marriage of Figaro Coliseum, London ★★ Michael Church With ENO fighting for their lives, it’s vital that their output should be top quality, so last week I sampled them two nights in a row. ...Read More
Eugene Onegin Royal Opera House, London ★★ Michael Church Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin is the opera everyone loves. Ted Huffman’s new production comes heralded with this American director’s w...Read More
Prom 31 Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Barenboim, and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Royal Albert Hall With violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and conductor Daniel Barenboim on stage, Prom 31 boasted two of t...Read More
Tristan und Isolde Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Lewes A German critic once truly opined that, in Tristan und Isolde, ‘on the stage walk sounds, not people’. Wagner was desperate to realise through...Read More
The Fairy Queen Les arts florissants, conducted by Paul Agnew; Compagnie Käfig, directed by Mourad Merzouki Royal Albert Hall: Prom 24 Sometimes a minority art-form can unexpectedly appear centre-sta...Read More
Michael Church – International Piano live roundup May 2024 Queen Elizabeth Hall: Marc-André Hamelin Feb 23 Wigmore Hall: Andras Schiff March 3; Steven Osborne March 12; Pavel Kolesnikov and...Read More
Yuja Wang Royal Festival Hall, London Impoverished by Brexit, shunned by a Philistine government, and shockingly undermined by the Arts Council, classical music in Britain is going through unprecedent...Read More