Review: Palimpsest (Rob Hao)
Rob Hao’s impressive debut gives a nod to Schubert.
Michael Quinn is a former theatre director and BBC Radio Drama producer who writes about classical music, opera and theatre. A former Deputy Editor of Gramophone, he is obituaries editor for The Stage, booklet editor for SOMM Recordings, and programming consultant to Northern Ireland’s newest arts centre, The Portico of Ards.
Rob Hao’s impressive debut gives a nod to Schubert.
Petrenko and the BPO inject emotion into Schoenberg.
Exquisite playing laden with a novel but weighty narrative.
20th-century Russian Cello Sonatas receive ardent, eloquent advocacy.
Fung and Fu fascinate with old and new opera transcriptions.
Vital new violin concertos mark memorable milestones for Philippe Quint.
Hough plays Hough in his vivid, multi-faceted Piano Concerto.
All that glitters is not necessarily gold in an uneven Ravel survey.
A Mahler Three persuasively cast as a slow-turning kaleidoscope.
An intriguing snapshot of violin-led music from Latvia.
An expressive Australian voice well-served by vivid performances.
Trifonov’s love for American music shines through in a wide-ranging, entertaining recital.
Mäkelä’s Oslo forces bring freshness and vitality to early Shostakovich.