United Kingdom Mozart, Strauss: Angela Hewitt (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 15.6.2012 (GPu)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Good things On and Off-Stage from Sinfonia Cymru
Haydn, Lewis, Beethoven: Catrin Finch (harp), Sinfonia Cymru, Gareth Jones (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff 16.6.2012. (GPu)
Rattle and the Vienna Philharmonic: A Less Than Satisfying Experience
United Kingdom Brahms, Webern, and Schumann:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 17.6.2012 (MB)
Hough and Morlot Dazzle in Rachmaninoff
United States Bernstein, Ives, and Rachmaninoff: Stephen Hough (piano), Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 14.6.2012 (BJ)
New York Philharmonic: Expansive with Nielsen, Limited with Beethoven and Korngold
United States Beethoven, Korngold, Nielsen: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), NY Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York 14.6.2012 (SSM)
Belcea Quartet Display Concentration and Energy in Late Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven: Belcea Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London 3.16.2012 (GD)
“Sown to bloom again”: a Once-in-a Lifetime Experience with Gustavo Dudamel and the GSO in Mahler’s Second
Sweden Gustav Mahler, Symphony no. 2: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphonic Choir, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Anna Larsson (alto), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Gothenburg Concert Hall, 16.6.2012 (NS)
Simon Rattle a Welcome Guest at Symphony Hall’s Birthday Party
United Kingdom Brahms, Webern, Schumann: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 16.6.2012 (JQ)