United Kingdom Wagner, Ravel, Walton: Nicholas McCarthy (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Bristol Beacon, 21.11.2024. (CK)
Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth SO: a bright future beckons
Chris Kettle
To boldly go: spectacular celestial sounds from the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Adès, Saariaho, Holst, Colin Matthews: Guildhall Symphony Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.11.2024. (CK)
Brandenburgs on the road: a moveable feast from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
United Kingdom Bach: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 13.11.2024. (CK)
Kirill Gerstein’s staggering Busoni with Sakari Oramo and the BBC SO
United Kingdom Bacewicz, Busoni: Kirill Gerstein (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus (men’s voices), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 1.11.2024. (CK)
Bruckner under a bright sun: Ádám Fischer and the OAE perform the Fifth Symphony
United Kingdom Bruckner: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Ádám Fischer (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 13.10.2024. (CK)
‘Phenomenal Women’: a classic Chineke! musical feast
United Kingdom Alberga, A Coleridge-Taylor, Coleman, Price: Meera Maharaj (flute), Myfanwy Price (oboe), Stephanie Yim (clarinet), Daria Phillips (bassoon), Nivanthi Karunaratne (horn), Chineke! Orchestra / Tatiana Pėrez (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 9.10.2024. (CK)
The Corvedale Festival 2024’s unforgettable final weekend
United Kingdom Corvedale Festival 2024 [3] – Opera Gala: Oksana Lepska (soprano), Samantha Lewis (mezzo-soprano), James Beddoe (tenor), Sam Young (baritone), Alex Postlethwaite, David Joyce (violins), Jane Park (viola), Ruth Henley (cello), Elizabeth Jones (double bass), Anna Kondrashina (flute), Damla Tuncer (oboe), Emily Newman (bassoon), Stien de Neef (harp), Bedwyn Lloyd Phillips (conductor). St Michael’s Church, Munslow, 27.9.2024. (CK)
A diverse and rewarding bill of fare at the ongoing Corvedale Festival
United Kingdom Corvedale Festival 2024 [2] – Various: Edge Chamber Choir (director: Ros Crouch), Joely Koos (cello), Wind players from Chetham’s School of Music (principal: Tom Redmond), Anna Kondrashina (flute). Corvedale Churches, 22 to 26.9.2024. (CK)
