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Joyce DiDonato, Barbican, London
This recital by the American mezzo-soprano was notable for its sense of containment, rather than high drama
©Ruth Walz
Feb 6, 2013
Guillaume Tell, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam
With a dream cast, this production is a superlative reading of a neglected piece of music history
©Bill Cooper
Feb 5, 2013
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera House, London
The presence of older and younger protagonists simultaneously onstage suggests shared memory but the results are forgettable
Feb 5, 2013
ICP Orchestra, Vortex Jazz Club, London
Rough edges belied technical expertise and orthodox skills in a gig that encompassed the sublime and the mischievous
©Tristam Kenton
Feb 4, 2013
La traviata, Coliseum, London
Peter Konwitschny’s abridged version of Verdi’s opera focuses ruthlessly on laying bare Violetta’s soul
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Feb 4, 2013
My Bloody Valentine: mbv
The Irish band’s new album has been a long time coming – but thrillingly renews their distinctive sound
©David Sinclair
Feb 4, 2013
Guillermo Klein, Wigmore Hall, London
A rare quartet of two saxophones and two pianos navigated an intricate jigsaw of rhythms and evoked an unusual mood
Feb 4, 2013
Kirchschlager and Bostridge, Alice Tully Hall, New York
The mezzo-soprano and the tenor took on the songs of Hugo Wolf with seriousness of purpose and beautiful singing
Feb 4, 2013
Michael Chapman/Thurston Moore, Purcell Room, London
The unlikely pairing of the 1960s folk veteran and the former Sonic Youth frontman revealed surprising affinities
Feb 3, 2013
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
The ensemble’s pairing of Delius and Grieg was eloquent and the latter’s Piano Concerto was delicately handled
Feb 1, 2013
Music for a virtual life
Composer Orlando Gough talks about entering the traditional world of opera with a piece for the digital age
Feb 1, 2013
Trey Songz, Hammersmith Apollo, London
Screams greeted the R&B star’s every move, rising to deafening crescendos at various stages of his seduction routine
Jan 31, 2013
London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, London
Sheer energy propelled this concert, which included Adams’ most recent orchestral work, Absolute Jest
Jan 31, 2013
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Olivia Fuchs gives Britten’s Shakespeare opera a light-hearted, though never superficial, quality
Jan 30, 2013
Orlando, Semperoper Dresden
How not to do Handel: the Semperoper’s staging is an object lesson in turning a first-rate opera into a first-night fiasco
Jan 30, 2013
Rigoletto, Metropolitan Opera, New York
Michael Mayer’s super-glitzy, hyper-kitschy Rigoletto exults in the rat-packy decadence of Las Vegas c.1960
Jan 29, 2013
Walter Smith III Project, Pizza Express Jazz Club, London
The saxophonist and his band delivered two sets of state-of-the-art modern jazz that balanced complexity with warmth
Jan 29, 2013
Manon Lescaut, La Monnaie, Brussels
Mariusz Trelinski plays fast and loose with the source material and Puccini emerges rather bloodied from the experience
Jan 28, 2013
Sahara Soul, Barbican, London
Bassekou Kouyaté urged his countrymen to strive for unity at this celebration of Mali’s musical traditions
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