United Kingdom Verdi, Prokofiev, Stravinsky: James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 22.2.2013 (MC)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Music Theatre Wales Invites Composers to “Make an Aria”
United Kingdom MTW Invites Composers to “Make an Aria”
From the Known to Unknown in Contemporary Music Festival
United Kingdom Beethoven, Grew, Ryan, Miranda: Ten Tors Orchestra, Simon Ible (conductor) Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University, Plymouth. 23.2.2013 (PRB)
Slow Tempi in Haitink’s Bruckner
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bruckner: Maria João Pires (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 21.22013 (GD)
Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia on Fine Form
United Kingdom Britten, Mozart and Mahler: Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.2.2013. (JPr)
Interesting Americana from Marin Alsop in London
United Kingdom Ives, Copland, Joplin, Gershwin: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop (Conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 22.2.2013 (RB)
Appealing Symphony by Friend of Tchaikovsky
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Kalinnikov: Luke Welch (piano), Mumbles Symphony Orchestra / David John (conductor), All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea, 23.2.2013
Marking the Britten Centenary with His Quintessentially English Operas
Canada Britten Festival: Pacific Opera Victoria, Victoria Symphony, Leslie Dala (conductor), Victoria Children’s Choir, Royal Theatre and Church of St John the Divine, Victoria, BC. 15-16.2.2013 (BJ)