Kolesnikov/Tsoy: Franz Schubert/Leonid Desyatnikov review – a piano duo of rare intimacy
Winterreise review – agony and ecstasy as Bostridge and Drake bring Schubert’s song cycle to dramatic life
May 2024
Schubert: String Quartets in G, D887 and B Flat, D112 album review – Takács take their time, this time
The group’s new recording of G major quartet is strikingly different from their intense 1997 recording, while the Haydnesque B flat is a model of good manners
March 2024
Brief letters
Kate’s sad news should give the press pause for thought
Paul Lewis review – Schubert’s last works given a masterful treatment
February 2024
Brief letters
Nothing compares 2 Schubert’s weepies
Brief letters: Best breakup songs | Damn fine film | Emeritus perks | Covid drama
December 2023
Brief letters
A monkey puzzle for primates and peers
Brief letters: Apememories | Classical omissions | Peter Bone | Women at Christmas
October 2023
Maud Le Pladec: 27 Perspectives review – dizzying deconstruction of a Schubert symphony
Winterreise review – Juliane Banse invigorates Schubert’s song cycle with vividly intelligent dance
July 2023
Ingrid Haebler obituary
Prégardien/Litwin review – immersed in every word, the great lieder singer is in command
June 2023
Borletti-Buitoni Trust at 20 review – first footholds celebrated by benificaries of musical trust
Musicians including Mitsuko Uchida, James Newby and the Apollon Musagète Quartet were part of a weekend of concerts marking 20 years of the trust that supports those at the beginning of their careers
May 2023
Emanuel Ax review – quicksilver agility and a model of good musical sense
A recital devoted to Schubert and Liszt perfectly showcased this outstanding pianist’s unfussy approach
February 2023
Schubert: The Piano Trios, etc review – wonderful swan song from Lars Vogt
The late pianist is outstanding in these last recordings, accompanied by his longtime collaborators, the violinist Christian Tetzlaff and his cellist sister Tanja
December 2022
A Winter’s Journey review – vivid colours, of voice and visuals, enrich Schubert’s song cycle
Paul Lewis review – Schubert begins with a stutter and ends with conviction
November 2021
Barokksolistene review – group reinvent Schubert but are best in the tavern
‘Song recitals aren’t meant to be like this’: reinventing Schubert … with a puppet
September 2021
Jeremy Denk and friends – an intimate performance that invited the audience in
A chamber music programme of Ives and Schubert saw Denk, the festival’s artist-in-residence, at his best
June 2021
The Guardian view on the Wigmore Hall: happy 120th birthday
Editorial: It may seem staid – to some. But the music played at the Wigmore Hall, and at vital venues like it, stirs the soul
