United Kingdom Schumann: Christiane Karg (soprano); Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Gerold Huber (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 8.2.2016. (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
The Mighty Handful Provide Colourful and Dramatic Fare for Pappano and his Orchestra
United Kingdom The Mighty Handful – Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Musorgsky, Cui & Balakirev: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 8.2.2016. (JPr)
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The Chilingirian Quartet’s Bartók Cycle Continues
United Kingdom Mozart, Bartók and Beethoven: Chilingirian Quartet (Levon Chilingirian & Ronald Birks [violin], Susie Mészáros [viola], Stephen Orton [cello]) Kings Place, London, 7.2.2016. (CS)
Italian Madrigals Brought to Life at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom ‘Io morirò d’Amore’ – Marenzio, Monteverdi, and Gesualdo: La Compagnia del Madrigale [Rossana Bertini, Francesca Cassinari (sopranos), Elena Carzaniga (contralto), Giuseppe Maletto (tenor), Raffaele Giordani, Daniele Carnovich (basses)], Wigmore Hall, London, 7.2.2016. (MB)
Neset and Herskedal Prove that a Tuba and Saxophone Suffice to Create Great Jazz
United Kingdom Marius Neset (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Daniel Herskedal (tuba), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 7.2.2016. (GPu)
Anu Komsi and Patricia Kopatchinskaja Draw Listeners into Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments
United Kingdom Kurtág: Anu Komsi (soprano), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.2.2016 (MB)
“A Performance to Treasure” of Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Finzi: Sally Matthews (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Bristol Choral Society, Gloucester Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Wilson (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.2.2016 (PCG)
Gilchrist, Rameau and Clérambault Explore the Sorrows of Love
United Kingdom Marais, Rameau, Couperin, Clérambault: James Gilchrist (tenor), Ben Samsom (violin), Imogen Seth-Smith (Viola da gamba), Warwick Cole (harpsichord), Holy Apostles’ Church, Cheltenham, 6.2.2016. (RJ)