United Kingdom Moorcraft, Parkin, Lewis, Howell, Jones, Welsh Composers’ Workshop: BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 25.3.2014 (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
An Impressive Wigmore Hall Debut by Mateusz Borowiak
United Kingdom Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, Albeniz, Chopin, Barber:, Mateusz Borowiak (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 23.3.2014 (RB
Tonal Consistency and Balance from The Sixteen
United Kingdom The Sixteen / Harry Christophers (conductor). Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 22.3.2014 (CR)
Mixed Results from Gardiner and the LSO
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Schumann: Alina Ibragimova (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Barbican Hall, London 23.3.2013 (GDn)
Impassioned Performances of Contrasting Works by Richard Strauss
United Kingdom Richard Strauss: Richard Harrington (speaker), Sinfonia Cymru / Gareth Jones (conductor), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 22.3.2014 (PCG)
No Evident Links Between Works in Diverse Zinman Concert
United Kingdom Mozart, R Strauss, Bach: Emanuel Ax (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / David Zinman (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London. 19.3.2014 (GD)
Michael Collins and the Brodsky Quartet: Seemingly Effortless Musicality
United Kingdom Mozart and Brahms: Michael Collins (clarinet), Brodsky Quartet (Daniel Rowland, Ian Belton (violins), Paul Cassidy (viola), Jacqueline Thomas (cello)). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 19.3.2014 (MB)
Flights of Fancy from Thoughtful Paul Lewis
United Kingdom Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Liszt, and Mussorgsky: Paul Lewis (piano). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 21.3.2014