Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Northern Ireland’s Clandeboye Festival opens with a fine Brahms concert  

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2022 [1] – Brahms: Barry Douglas (piano), Ailish Tynan (soprano), Elina Vähälä (violin), Michael d’Arcy (violin), Angus McCall (cello), Justine Gormley (piano), Ed Creedon (viola), Henri Demarquette (cello). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 20.8.2022. (RB)

Barry Douglas

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Fine Nielsen Third performance by Dausgaard and the BBC SSO at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [20], Prom 41 – Ravel, Beethoven, Nielsen: Behzod Abduraimov (piano), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Benjamin Appl (baritone), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard (composer). Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.8.2022. (CK)

Thomas Dausgaard conducts pianist Behzod Abduraimov and the BBC SSO © Mark Allan

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Alsop’s programme with her Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra was carefully curated but lacked variety

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [19], Prom 36 – Bartók, Prokofiev, Hannah Eisendle, Dvořák: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). 13.8.2022 concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall (directed by Helen Mansfield) and available on BBC iPlayer. (JPr)

Benjamin Grosvenor

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Rhapsody and spontaneity from Augustin Hadelich at the Royal Albert Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [18], Prom 46 – Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Brahms: Augustin Hadelich (violin), WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne / Cristian Măcelaru (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.8.2022. (CS)

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Cristian Măcelaru (c) Mark Allan

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