United Kingdom Ravel: Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 23.10.2015 (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Two Tragic Heroines Receive a Great Musical Send-Off
United Kingdom Carissimi, Purcell: Hannah Davey (soprano), Francesca Romana Saracino (mezzo-soprano), William Morgan, Julien Van Mallaerts (baritone), Cheltenham Bach Choir, The Corelli Orchestra / David Crown (conductor), Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 24.10.2015. (RJ)
A Comforting German Requiem from Manze and the CBSO
United Kingdom Brahms, Mozart: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Mark Stone (baritone), CBSO Chorus, (Matthew Hamilton Chorus Master), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 22.10.2015 (GR)
A Wonderfully Satisfying End to the Gewandhausorchester’s Barbican residency
United Kingdom Mozart, Strauss: Martin Fröst (basset clarinet), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 23.10.2015 (AS)
Unanimity of Mind and Spirit from Holzmair and Cooper at the Oxford Lieder Festival
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Clara & Robert Schumann, Frank Martin: Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Imogen Cooper (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 23.10.2015
Edinburgh Sees Lazić Demonstrate both his Performance and Composition Credentials
United Kingdom Lazić, Chopin, Mussorgsky: Dejan Lazić (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.10.2015 (SRT)
Chailly and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Impress Again in London
United Kingdom Mozart and Strauss: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 22.10.2015 (AS)
Commanding and Exhilarating Performance from Llyr Williams
United Kingdom Swansea International Festival – Weber, Beethoven, Brahms: Llyr Williams (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 14.10.2015.