United Kingdom Brahms and Beethoven: Nigel Kennedy (violin),Oxford Philomusica / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), New Theatre, Oxford, 3.6.2014 (CR)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Kavakos Takes Up the Baton …. With Mixed Results
United Kingdom Beethoven: Leonidas Kavakos (conductor/violin), Tim Hugh (cello), Enrico Pace (piano), London Symphony Orchestra; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 04.06.2014 (SRT)
Plane and Berthaud Champion Neglected Bruch
United Kingdom Bruch, Tchaikovsky, Bartók: Robert Plane (clarinet), Lise Berthaud (viola), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 3 June 2014 (PCG)
Two Repertoire Standards Impressively Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky and Dvořák: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 31.5.2014 (MB)
Irish Ailish Delights in Mozart and Mahler
United Kingdom Haydn, Mozart, Mahler: Ailish Tynan (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor), Grand Theatre, Swansea, 30.5. 2014 (NR)
The Golden Age of French Sacred Music Memorably Revealed by Le Concert Spirituel
The Golden Age of French Sacred Music: Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (director). Wigmore Hall, London 30.3.2014 (CC)
Andris Nelsons Leads a Magnificent Rosenkavalier in Birmingham
United Kingdom Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (concert performance). Soloists, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 24.5.2014 (RD)
Something of the Very Essence of Birtwistle in Yan Tan Tethera
United Kingdom Birtwistle: Yan Tan Tethera Soloists, Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia, Baldur Brönnimann (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 29.5.2014 (CC)