United Kingdom Mahler: Hongni Wu (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Voices (Ladies), Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.3.2023. (CK)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
An imaginative presentation of Les Nuits d’Été
United Kingdom Berlioz, Les nuits d’éte (Summer Nights): Sinead O’Kelly (mezzo-soprano), Bryan Evans (piano), Cameron Menzies (creatives). Courtyard Theatre, Newtownabbey, 11.3.2023. (RB)
Kuusisto’s virtuosity has a pleasure of its own in SCO’s concert linking Haydn, Britten and Muhly
United Kingdom Muhly, Haydn, Britten: Allan Clayton (tenor), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Pekka Kuusisto (violin / director). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 16.3.2023. (SRT)
Significant and unforgettable: Hilary Hahn dazzles in all Bach recital at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom JS Bach: Hilary Hahn (Violin). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.3.2023. (CSa)
Cultural inheritance and crosscurrents from Sollima and il Pomo d’Oro at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Trad/Cypriot, Sollima, Vivaldi: Giovanni Sollima (cello), Federico Guglielmo (violin), il Pomo d’Oro. Wigmore Hall, London, 14.3.2023. (CS)
Vilde Frang triumphs in Elgar’s Violin Concerto when the CBSO tour comes to Cardiff
United Kingdom Elgar, Schumann: Vilde Frang (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.3.2023. (PCG)
Musical comradeship produces a triumphant account of El Cimarrón at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Henze, El Cimarrón: Will Liverman (baritone), Adam Walker (flute), Sean Shibe (guitar), Owen Gunnell (percussion). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.3.2023. (MB)
Zakir Hussain and friends improvise a delicious 90 minutes of percussion
United States Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion: Zakir Hussain (tabla), Sabir Khan (sārangī, vocals), Tupac Mantilla (percussion), Melissa Hié (djembe, vocals, balafon), Navin Sharma (dholak). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 11.3.2023. (HS)