United Kingdom Parry, Roxanna Panufnik, MacMillan. Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore, Town Hall, Birmingham, 31.1.2015 (JQ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
The Hagen Quartet Excel and Delight in Mozart
United Kingdom Mozart: Hagen Quartet [Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt (violins), Veronika Hagen (viola), Clemens Hagen (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 28.1.2015 (MB)
Verdi’s Requiem Disappoints, but Stravinsky’s Pocket Requiem Hits the Mark
United Kingdom Verdi, Stravinsky: Jane Irwin (soprano), Ildiko Komlosi (mezzo-soprano), Dmtryo Popov (tenor), Vyacheslav Pochapsky (bass), London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO Choir, Orféon Pamplónes / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.1.2015 (GD)
Magnus Lindberg’s New Work Unveiled by Barbara Hannigan and Vladimir Jurowski
United Kingdom Debussy, Lindberg, Wagner and Scriabin: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 28.1.2015 (AS)
Dynamic, Brilliantly Alive Preformance of Das Lied von der Erde from SCO
United Kingdom Haydn, Mahler: Karen Cargill (mezzo), Simon O’Neill (tenor), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 29.1.2015 (SRT)
A Rare Outing for Korngold’s Symphony in Birmingham
United Kingdom Bernstein, Gershwin, Korngold: Freddy Kempf (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Michael Seal (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 28.1.2015 (JQ)
Birmingham Conservatoire Hosts UK Premiere of Chee Yean Wong
United Kingdom Schumann, Chee Yean Wong and Finzi: Chi Hoe Mak (bass-baritone), Samuel Tan (piano), Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, 27.1.2015 (GR).
Consummate Mozart from the Hagen Quartet
United Kingdom Mozart: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, violins; Veronika Hagen, viola; Clemens Hagen, cello). Wigmore Hall, London, 26.1.2015 (CC)