thu 02/01/2025

Liszt

Thomas Adès, Barbican Hall

It's still not clear whether his clever, brilliantly orchestrated compositions are here to stay (though they're certainly having a good run at the moment). As a conductor, he's not yet nimble on his feet. Yet after yesterday evening's colossal...

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Daniel Grimwood, Miroslav Kultyshev, Wigmore Hall

Felix Blumenfeld, Russian-trained composer kicking off two evenings of virtuoso pianism

It seemed as if the usually sober Wigmore Hall was trying to shower us with as many pianistic notes as possible before the midnight bell rings in the New Year. More could hardly have been accommodated In two recitals on Monday and Wednesday evenings...

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Mayerling, Royal Ballet

Last night was Sun night at the Royal Opera House, when the opening night of the ballet season was supposedly entirely attended by winners of The Sun’s ballet-ballot. Sadly the production, Mayerling, came into the ballot too late to get the full Sun...

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