United Kingdom Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, Poulenc: Nash Ensemble [Philippa Davies (flute), Gareth Hulse (oboe), Michael Wright (clarinet), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), Richard Watkins (horn), Ian Brown (piano)], Chipping Campden International Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 18.5.2016. (RJ)
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Exquisite Singing by Vox Luminis Lightens the Darkness
United Kingdom Tallis, White, Sheppard, Byrd, Tomkins, Weelkes, Morley: Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier (artistic director), Chipping Campden International Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 14.5.2016. (RJ)
Rosanne van Sandwijk Makes a Huge Impression at Chipping Campden
United Kingdom Schubert & Schumann: Rosanne van Sandwijk (mezzo soprano), Julius Drake (piano), Chipping Campden International Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 13.5.2016. (RJ)
Trevor Pinnock Uncovers Early Instrumental Works by Purcell
United Kingdom Purcell, Croft, Corelli, Handel: Sophie Gent (violin), Matthew Truscott (violin), Jonathan Manson (bass viol and cello), Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord and organ), Chipping Campden International Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 11.5.2016. (RJ)
Lucy Parham Brings the Chopin-Sand Relationship to Life
United Kingdom Nocturne: The Romantic Life of Frédéric Chopin: Lucy Parham (piano) with Dame Harriet Walter and Alex Jennings, Chipping Campden Music Festival, St James’s Church, Chipping Campden, 8.5.2016. (RJ)
ETO Take Their Atmospheric Don Giovanni Around the Country
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / John Andrews (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 14.4.2016. (RJ)
Dante Heroine Comes Alive in English Touring Opera’s Pia de’ Tolomei
United Kingdom Donizetti, Pia de’ Tolomei (1837): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / John Andrews (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. 12.4.2016. (RJ)
National Youth Wind Orchestra Take Audience’s Breath Away
United Kingdom Ginastera, Yu-Chou Chen, Bernstein, Mower, Kozhevnikov, Fletcher, Márquez: Paul Edmund-Davies (flute), National Youth Wind Orchestras / Rodney Winther (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham 2.4.2016. (RJ)