Piotr Anderszewski review – exceptional, even by his meticulous standards
This programme made largely of miniatures was one to treasure. Anderszewski is a remarkable pianist – no note is out of place, no chord not perfectly balanced
Chopin: Voyage album review – clarity and sincerity but Avdeeva keeps us at arm’s length
Vladimir Horowitz’s personal piano helps the Russian bring authority to this collection of Chopin’s late works
Stravinsky: Chamber Works album review – Juilliard and Royal Academy of Music offers much of interest
Students from the UK and the US, conducted by Barbara Hannigan, mix familiar Stravinsky works with the rarely heard
September 2024
Hallé/Wong review – new chapter begins with muted Mahler
Bruckner: Symphony No 7 album review – Jurowski’s live recording is one to cherish
Rameau: Les Boréades album review – crisp authoritative playing harnesses full-colour Rameau
Fauré Song Gala review – subtlety and sensitivity mark centenary of composer’s death
Benjamin/Crimp: Picture a day like this album review – jewel-like precision
Mendelssohn: Piano Trios album review – celebrity soloists are a balanced delight
Sky in a Small Cage review – beauty and bafflement in opera inspired by Sufi mystic Rumi
72 Preludes: Chopin, Scriabin, Yashiro album review – Fujita’s no-frills approach brings care and clarity
Elgar: Violin Concerto album review – Vilde Frang’s exceptional performance makes this one of the finest to appear on disc
Proms 53 and 54: BBCSO/Brabbins; Beethoven for Three
August 2024
Autumn arts preview 2024
From Charli XCX and Van Gogh to Gladiator 2: the best culture to go out and see this autumn
Alexander Goehr: composer who brought European avant garde sensibilities to stuffy 50s Britain
Andrew Clements
Prom 45: BBCSO/Stasevska review – weighty premiere of a penniless composer’s symphony of love
Autumn arts preview 2024
All for you! Janet Jackson, Snõõper, Bob Dylan and more: the best music of autumn 2024
Smetana & Schubert: Piano Trios album review – immensely promising debut
Thomas de Hartmann: Rediscovered album review – a lament for postwar Ukraine
