United Kingdom Pärt, Rachmaninoff, Musgrave, Sibelius: Barry Douglas (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra / Olari Elts (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 24.5.2023. (MBr)
Concert Reviews
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Alice Coote’s Rebellious Recital showed that taking risks can pay off – handsomely
United Kingdom Various, The Rebellious Recital: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) and Julius Drake (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 24.5.2023. (KMcD)
Musical Everests: Britten Sinfonia’s spectacular celebration of British music new and not-so-new
United Kingdom Various, Britten Sinfonia’s Musical Everests: Thomas Gould (violin/director), Miranda Dale (violin), Caroline Dearnley (cello) / Agata Zajac (conductor; only for the Maconchy). Milton Court Concert Hall, London. 24.5.2023. (JC)
Pedagogue and pianist par excellence: András Schiff surprises, educates and delights
United Kingdom JS Bach, Beethoven: András Schiff (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 22.5.2023. (CSa)
Baritone Benjamin Appl explores the mysteries of the dark in his Carnegie Hall debut
United States Various: Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 20.5.2023. (RP)
The sheer imagination and expertise of Insula’s La Nuit des Rois is immense.
France R. Schumann, La Nuit des Rois: Soloists, accentus, Insula / Laurence Equilbey (conductor). Auditorium Patrick Devedjian, La Seine Musicale, Paris, 15.5.2023. (CC)
Ear-opening pairing of Vivaldi and Grisey from the London Sinfonietta
United Kingdom Vivaldi and Grisey: Michael Morpurgo (narrator), Clio Gould, Oliver Wilson (violins), Oliver Wilson (viola), Clare O’Connell (cello), Jonas Nordberg (archlute), David Gordon (harpsichord), Katherine Tinker (chamber organ), Members of the London Sinfonietta, Daniel Piero (violin, director) / Geoffrey Paterson (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 21.5.2023. (MB)
The Hallé’s intriguing juxtapositions of Beethoven and Sibelius in Cardiff
United Kingdom Sibelius, Beethoven, Tarrodi: Hyeyoon Park (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Hallé Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 20.5.2023. (PCG)