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Concert Reviews

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Mixed Results from Gardiner and the LSO

31/03/201424/03/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mendelssohn, Schumann: Alina Ibragimova (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Barbican Hall, London 23.3.2013 (GDn)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Gavin Dixon, London Leave a comment

The Brahms Festival with the Jerusalem Quartet

09/04/201424/03/2014 by Stan

CanadaCanada Brahms: Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky and Sergei Bressler, violins, Ori Kam, viola, Kyril Zlotnikov, cello); Inon Barnatan, piano, Hsin-Yun Huang, viola, Sharon Kam, clarinet, Vancouver Playhouse, 19-21.3.2014

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Geoffrey Newman, Vancouver Leave a comment

Impassioned Performances of Contrasting Works by Richard Strauss

24/03/201423/03/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Richard Strauss: Richard Harrington (speaker), Sinfonia Cymru / Gareth Jones (conductor), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 22.3.2014 (PCG)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Cardiff, Paul Corfield Godfrey Leave a comment

No Evident Links Between Works in Diverse Zinman Concert

24/03/201423/03/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, R Strauss, Bach: Emanuel Ax (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra /  David Zinman (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London. 19.3.2014 (GD)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Geoff Diggines, London Leave a comment

Michael Collins and the Brodsky Quartet: Seemingly Effortless Musicality

24/03/201423/03/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart and Brahms: Michael Collins (clarinet), Brodsky Quartet (Daniel Rowland, Ian Belton (violins), Paul Cassidy (viola), Jacqueline Thomas (cello)). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 19.3.2014 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry Leave a comment

Uncommon Handel: Surprisingly Rewarding

25/03/201423/03/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Handel: Handelfest 2014, Soloists and Chorus of the American Classical Orchestra, Thomas Crawford (Director), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 19.3.2014 (SSM)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags New York, Stan Metzger 2 Comments

Flights of Fancy from Thoughtful Paul Lewis

28/03/201422/03/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Liszt, and Mussorgsky: Paul Lewis (piano). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 21.3.2014

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Curtis Rogers, Oxford Leave a comment

Superb Playing of Martinů, Dvořák and Bartók in Cardiff

24/03/201422/03/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Martinů, Dvořák, Bartók:  Liza Fertschmann (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 21.3.2014 (PCG)

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  • Countertenor Iestyn Davies and harpist Oliver Wass find the high ground in Berkeley (27/10/2026) __________________________________
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    • Rick Perdian in conversation with composer Alex Weiser (24/10/2026)
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  • First highlights for Nevill Holt Festival 2027 (09/10/2026) __________________________________
  • (P)review of ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty film: ideal viewing for those new to ballet (05/10/2026) __________________________________
  • Gregor Tassie in conversation with Czech opera director Jiří Nekvasil (03/10/2026) __________________________________
  • 21st Malcolm Arnold Festival in Northampton (24 October) and Live-stream Day (1 November) (27/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • Gregor Tassie in conversation with conductor Viliana Valtcheva (19/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • Chelsea Opera Group return with Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet in November (18/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Hampstead Garden Opera return with Bellini’s La sonnambula in November (18/09/2026) __________________________________
  • What The World Needs Now – The Burt Bacharach Songbook returns for eight more performance in October (14/09/2026) __________________________________
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