United Kingdom Elgar, Wagner: Natalie Clein (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 4.4.2014 (PCG)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Impressive Csanyi-Wills Premiere Inspired by George Herbert
United Kingdom Csanyi-Wills, Haydn, Mozart: Steffan Morris (cello), Welsh Sinfonia, Mark Eager (conductor). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 5.4.2014 (PCG)
Haydn More Compelling than Bruckner in Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Concert
Haydn and Bruckner: Truls Mørk (cello), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 4.4.2014 (MB)
The Premiere of Gabriel Jackson’s Gripping and Moving Passion Setting
United Kingdom Bach, Stephen Hough, Jon Laukvik, Matthew Martin, Gabriel Jackson, William Whitehead (organ), Emma Tring (soprano), Nick Pritchard (tenor), The Choir of Merton College, Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas (conductor), Merton College Chapel, Oxford, 4.4.2014. (JQ)
Rameau’s Platée: No Frogs in Throat Here
United States Rameau, Platée: Soloists, chorus, and orchestra of Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (conductor), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 2.4.2014 (SSM)
Bordering on Alchemy with the London Trio’s Secret Transparency of Shadows
United Kingdom Suk, Smetana, Bruno-Videla, Dvorak: The London Trio { Robert Atchison (violin), Olga Dudink (piano), and David Jones (cello)}, Brunswick Methodist Church, St Helen’s Road, Swansea, 29.3.14 (LJ).
Depth and passion in Copland’s Dickinson settings
United Kingdom Copland, Mozart, Britten, Rossini: Caryl Hughes (soprano), Harry Ogg (piano), St Andrew’s Church, Cheltenham, 2.4.2014. (RJ)
Stars Rise Over Chicago
United States Rising Stars of 2014: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Kelly Kuo, (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 29.3.2014 (JLZ)