United Kingdom Cheltenham Music Festival: Elgar, Korngold, Rachmaninov – Nicola Benedetti (violin): Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Cheltenham Town Hall, 6.7.2016. (JQ)
John Quinn
The Premiere of Ian Venables’ Important, Eloquent New Song Cycle
United Kingdom Venables, Vaughan Williams, Schumann, Gurney, Finzi, Quilter, Britten: Nick Pritchard (tenor); Louise Williams (viola); Benjamin Frith (piano), Perrins Hall, The Royal Grammar School, Worcester, 30.6.2016 (JQ)
Lahav Shani and the CBSO in a Splendid Tribute to Shakespeare
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Prokofiev: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Lahav Shani (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 20.4.2016. (JQ)
Nicholas Collon Joins the List of Champions for Mahler’s Tenth Symphony
United Kingdom Webern, Brahms, Mahler: CBSO Youth Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 31.3.2016 (JQ)
The UK Premiere of an Intriguing and Fascinating Piece by Osvaldo Golijov
United Kingdom Borodin, Golijov, Shostakovich: Eduardo Vassallo (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Alpesh Chauhan (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 9.3.2016. (JQ)
A Colourful and Entertaining Programme from Nicholas Collon and the CBSO
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Stravinsky: Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 3.3.2016 (JQ)
Jac van Steen and the CBSO in Fine Form
United Kingdom Elgar, Grieg, Brahms. Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Jac van Steen (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 25.2.2016 (JQ)
An Exciting Young Conductor Makes Her Mark Again in Birmingham
United Kingdom Debussy, Schumann, Sibelius: Beatrice Rana (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 10.1.2016. (JQ)