Goldberg Variations, Mahan Esfahani, Wigmore Hall

Goldberg Variations, Mahan Esfahani, Wigmore Hall

by | Dec 23, 2016 | Music

Action man Jessica Duchen It’s rare to see a sold-out house for a harpsichord recital, but with Mahan Esfahani it’s par for the course. The young Iranian-American musician’s firecracker flair has captured audience’s imaginations in a way that transcends preconceptions...
Der Rosenkavalier, Royal Opera House

Der Rosenkavalier, Royal Opera House

by | Dec 22, 2016 | Music

Your money or your love Lucien Jenkins After Elektra and Salome, critics and audiences must have felt they knew what to expect from Richard Strauss: ancient tales of tortured relationships and violence, set to rich, harmonically challenging scores. Drawing-room...