Grieg : Peer Gynt, Barbican Hall London

Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt op 23 is rarely heard in full, though the Suites thereon are ubiquitous. At the Barbican Hall in London, Grieg’s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play was heard complete, enhanced by incidental speech.

Miah Persson, Wigmore Hall

At the Wigmore Hall, there’s long been a tradition of Swedish song. We’ve heard many of the greats, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Bonney and others. Miah Persson and Roger Vignoles are in this constellation.