United Kingdom Various composers: Lesley Garrett (soprano), Michael Clifton-Thompson*, Simon Crosby-Buttle*, Howard Kirk* (tenor), Martin Lloyd*, Alastair Moore*, George Newton-Fitzgerald*, Stephen Wells* (bass), Chris Tudor (dancer), Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Alexander Martin (conductor), Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 7.2.2015.
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
A Fine Partnership Between Alban Gerhardt and Steven Osborne
United Kingdom Debussy, Schnittke, Messiaen, and Beethoven: Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.3.2015 (MB)
From Schubert to Webern – Compelling Performances from the Belcea Quartet
United Kingdom Webern, Schubert, Brahms: Belcea Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 1.3.2015 (GD)
Kriikku Plays Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto with Panache
United Kingdom Sibelius, Lindberg, Tchaikovsky: Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 06.03.2015 (SRT)
The Allegri Give Powerful Performances of Shostakovich and Mendelssohn
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Mendelssohn: The Allegri Quartet [Ofer Falk, Rafael Todes (violins), Dorothea Vogel (viola), Vanessa Lucas-Smith (cello)], Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 6.2.2015 (GPu)
Two Composers of Maverick Genius Featured in a Stimulating Evening in Birmingham
United Kingdom Berlioz, Janáček. Luba Orgonášová (soprano); Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano); John Daszak (tenor); Clive Bayley (bass); Thomas Trotter (organ); CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 5.3.2015 (JQ)
Adám Fischer and the OAE Sparkle in Czech Music
United Kingdom Smetana, Brahms and Dvořák: Viktoria Mullova (violin), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Adám Fischer (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 4.3.2015 (AS)
Mixed Audience Reaction to Segerstam’s Bruckner
United Kingdom Bach, Bruckner: BBC Singers / James O’Donnell (conductor), Stephen Farr (organ), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam. Barbican Hall, London, 28.2.2015. (GD)