United Kingdom PROM 5 – Schoenberg, Zemlinsky: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.7.2024. (CK)
A BBC Prom drenched in Viennese fin de siècle voluptuousness from Ryan Bancroft and the BBC NOW
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A spectacular Proms finale for Sir Mark Elder at the helm of the Hallé
United Kingdom PROM 4 – MacMillan, Mahler: Hallé Children’s Choir (chorus master: Shirley Court), Hallé Youth Choir (chorus master: Stuart Overington), Hallé Choir (chorus master: Matthew Hamilton), Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2024. (CK)
Laura Rickard’s imaginatively devised voyage of chamber music discovery concludes in Romsey
United Kingdom Various – Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2024 [2]: Sophia Jin (soprano), Thomas Guthrie (baritone), Imogen Whitehead (trumpet), Laura Rickard, Emma Roijackers, Luke Hsu (violin), José Nunes, Joseph Griffin, Coby Mendez (viola), Rainer Crosett, Lydia Hillerudh (cello), James Trowbridge (double bass), Johan Löfving (guitar), Jennifer Walsh, Michael Cohen-Weissert, Caspar Vos (piano). Houghton Lodge Gardens, Romsey Abbey, St. Mark’s Church, Ampfield, United Reformed Church, Romsey, 24-30.6.2024. (CK)
Bach, birdsong and bacon butties: an early start to the Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2024
United Kingdom Various – Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2024 [1]: Sophia Jin (soprano), Thomas Guthrie (baritone), Imogen Whitehead (trumpet), Laura Rickard, Emma Roijackers, Luke Hsu (violin), José Nunes, Joseph Griffin, Coby Mendez (viola), Rainer Crosett, Lydia Hillerudh (cello), James Trowbridge (double bass), Johan Löfving (guitar), Jennifer Walsh, Michael Cohen-Weissert, Caspar Vos (piano). Houghton Lodge Gardens, Romsey Abbey, St. Mark’s Church, Ampfield, United Reformed Church, Romsey, 24-30.6.2024. (CK)
Francesca Tiburzi a striking and memorable Tosca at The Grange Festival 2024
United Kingdom The Grange Festival 2024 – Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, The Grange Festival Chorus (chorus master: William Vann), The Grange Festival Children’s Chorus (chorus master: David Hall), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Francesco Cilluffo (conductor). The Grange, Hampshire 21.6.2024. (CK)
Chineke! scintillate in music forgotten, brand new, and recomposed
United Kingdom Sowande, Kinoshi, Richter: Rosie Bergonzi (handpan), Elena Urioste (violin), Chineke!. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.6.2024. (CK)
Compelling Royal Festival Hall day of unfamiliar Eastern Europe music from Kirill Karabits’s BSO
United Kingdom Various: Valeriy Sokolov (viola), Harutyun Chkolyan, Karen Sirakanyan (duduk/zurna), Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.5.2024. (CK)
Three explosive performances and a touching gesture: Kirill Karabits’s fitting farewell with the BSO
United Kingdom Bartok, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 15.5.2024. (CK)
