Thirteen-year old violin prodigy Christian Li presents Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Review: Passions – Véronique Gens, Soprano
Soprano Véronique Gens in a sequence of works by Lully, Collasse and Desmarets, forming “an imaginative opera”.
Review: Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2, Scherzi – Seong-Jin Cho
Seong-Jin Cho completes his Chopin’s Piano Concertos cycle with the LSO and Gianandrea Noseda, together with the four Scherzi.
Review: “Camino” – Sean Shibe, Guitar
Guitarist Sean Shibe in works by de Falla, Mompou, Ravel and Poulenc (Pentatone, 2021).
Review: “Journey Through a Century” – Sueye Park, Violin
Sueye Park in solo violin music from the twentieth century.
Review: Bach – Overtures (“Original Versions”) – Concerto Copenhagen, Mortensen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Concerto Copenhagen present what is claimed to be Bach’s “original” versions of the 4 Orchestra Suites (“Overtures”)
Review: Joan Tower – “Strike Zones”, “Ivory and Ebony” – Evelyn Glennie, Blair McMillen
Dame Evelyn Glennie and Blair McMillen on Joan Tower’s contemporary Concertos for percussion and piano, with the Albany Symphony under David Alan Miller.
Review: “Diffusion” – The Verona Quartet Play Janáček, Szymanowski and Ravel
On their debut album, the Verona Quartet play Janáček’s ‘Intimate letters’ quartet, with Szymanowski’s String Quartet No. 2 and Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major.
Review: “Mozart and Flute in Paris” – Emmanuel Pahud
Emmanuel Pahud in works either written in Paris or inspired by the French school of flute playing, including Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp.
Review: “Élégie” – Anita Rachvelishvili, Vincenzo Scalera
Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and pianist Vincenzo Scalera present a varied program of songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, de Falla and more.