United Kingdom Schubert: Paul Lewis (piano,) Wigmore Hall, London 15.11.2012 (RB)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Eschenbach and the LPO: A Potent Combination
United Kingdom Schumann and Beethoven: Baiba Skride (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Lars Vogt (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.11.2012 (MB)
Elder and the Hallé in Varied Slavic Music
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Dvořák, Janáček: Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir & Hallé Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor) and Jamie Phillips (conductor). Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 10.11.2012. (MC)
Masterly Mahler from Jac van Steen and the CBSO
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Mahler: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 14.11.2012. (JQ)
Jazz, Belly Laughs and Coruscating Chopin
United States Doerrfeld, Stravinsky, and Chopin: Cecile Licad (piano), Northwest Sinfonietta, Christophe Chagnard (conductor), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle 9.11.2012 (BJ)
Exciting Performances in Cardiff Compromised by the Hall’s Acoustics
United Kingdom Elgar, Bruch, Rachmaninov: Tasmin Little (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 12.11.2012 (PCG)
Petrenko and the RLPO: A Stylish Season-Opener in Preston
United Kingdom Sibelius, Arutyunyan, Mahler: Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Guild Hall, Preston 9.11.12 (MC)
Two Cheers, Not Three, for Martha Argerich & Friends
Italy Ravel, Schumann, Saint-Saëns: Martha Argerich and Eduardo Hubert (pianos) and soloists of Santa Cecilia. Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome. 11.11.2012 (JB)