United Kingdom Handel, Geminiani: Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Anotonini (violin/director). Barbican Hall, London, 7.5.2014 (CC)
Stan
A Classic Returns to Cincinnati
United States Adams, Dett: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon (conductor), May Festival Chorus, Robert Porco (director), Music Hall, Cincinnati, 7.5.2014
Mixed Reaction to Krivine’s Debut Concert with SCO
United Kingdom Schumann, Beethoven: Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Carolin Masur (mezzo), Dominik Masur (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 08.05.2014 (SRT)
Sylvie Guillem and Friends Bring Style to Birmingham’s International Dance Festival
United Kingdom Haubrich, Morrow, Beethoven, 6000 miles away: Sylvie Guillem and Friends, Birmingham Hippodrome, 6.5.2014 (GR).
Hough’s Consistent and Intelligent Journey into the Past
United Kingdom Schoenberg, R. Strauss, Wagner, Bruckner, Brahms, Hough, Schumann: Stephen Hough (piano) International Piano Series, St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, 6.5.2014 (CR)
Angela Hewitt’s Remarkable Traversal of The Art of Fugue
United Kingdom Bach. Angela Hewitt (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 6.5.2014 (CC)
Honeybourne Recital Features Welsh Composers and Whitlock Premiere
United Kingdom Owen, Thomas, Moeran, Skempton, Mathias and Whitlock, Flowing Waters (premiere): DuncanHoneybourne (piano). Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6.5.2014 (PCG)
Musical Tributes to Dylan Thomas from Stravinsky and Burtch
United Kingdom Jones, Hoddinott, Burtch, Stravinsky, Copland – Dylan Thomas Centenary Concert: Robin Tritschler (tenor), Robert Plane (clarinet), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, /Tecwyn Evans (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 5.5.2014 (PCG)