United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus of Madama Butterfly, Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Marco Guidarini (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 17.5.2014 (SRT)
Hye-Youn Lee Gives Moving Portrayal of Madama Butterfly
Concert Reviews
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No Flies on this Adaptation of the Golding classic
United Kingdom Lord of the Flies, New Adventure (Contemporary dance adaptation of the William Golding novel): The Birmingham Hippodrome, 15:5:2014 (GR).
Gawain Marks Birtwistle’s 80th Birthday
United Kingdom Harrison Birtwistle at 80: Gawain (concert performance):Soloists, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins. Barbican Hall, London, 16.5.2014. (JPr)
Contrasting Aspects of Shostakovich’s Personality Plus Gershwin
Gershwin, Shostakovich: Terrence Wilson (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lawrence Renes (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 16.5.2014 (SRT)
O’Regan and Huw Watkins Feature Prominently in Glamorgan Festival Concert
United Kingdom O’Regan, Watkins, Ward, Ying: Simon Callow (narrator), Adam Walker (flute), Cheng Yu (pipa), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Duncan Ward (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 14.5.2014 (PCG)
A Revealing Age of Anxiety from Yang and Akiyama
Canada Bernstein, Barber, Copland and Gershwin: Joyce Yang, piano; Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor, Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, 10.5.2014. (GN)
Nash Ensemble Delight with Vaughan Williams and Dohnányi Rarities
United Kingdom Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Schumann, Dohnányi: The Nash Ensemble [Ian Brown (piano), Richard Hosford (clarinet), Richard Watkins (horn), Stephanie Gonley (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Adrian Brendel (cello)], Chipping Campden Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 15.5.2014. (RJ)
Chamber Music Favourites in the Expert Hands of the Carducci Quartet and Friends
United Kingdom Haydn, Shostakovich and Chausson: Charles Owen (piano), Katharine Gowers (violin), Carducci Quartet [Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming (violins), Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola), Emma Denton (cello)], King’s Place, London, 14. 5.2014 (CS)