United Kingdom 11th Leeds Lieder Festival Opening Gala Recital: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) and Joseph Middleton (piano). Livestreamed (and now available on YouTube) from Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, 28.4.2022. (JPr)
Concert Reviews
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Gloucester hears a fine celebration of the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams: Hannah Roper (violin), Jonathan Hope (organ), Catriona Holsgrove (soprano), Catherine Perfect (alto), Deryck Webb (tenor), James Geidt (baritone), Gloucester Choral Society / Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 30.4.2022. (JQ)
Mitsuko Uchida’s London recital is one of the most thought-provoking concerts so far this season
United Kingdom Kurtág, Mozart, Schumann: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.4.2022. (CC)
Fine conspectus of Kurt Weill from the LSO and Simon Rattle
United Kingdom Weill: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples, Alessandro Fisher (tenors), Ross Ramgobin (baritone), Florian Boesch (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 28.4.2022. (MB)
Rattle and the LSO triumph in their Half Six Fix The Seven Deadly Sins
United Kingdom Weill: Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 27.4.2022. (CC)
Whangarei right royally entertained by Vernon and Aroha’s class act
New Zealand Mozart, Piazzolla, Brahms: Rachel Vernon (clarinet), Aroha String Quartet (Haihong Liu, Anne Loeser [violin], Zhongxian Jin [viola], Robert Ibell [cello]). Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand, 21.4.2022. (PSe)
Life-affirming performances from Benjamin Grosvenor, Joana Carneiro and the SCO
United Kingdom Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Joana Carneiro (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 28.4.2022. (SRT)
Masters of song – Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber perform Brahms in Zurich
Switzerland Brahms: Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano). Opernhaus Zürich, 26.4.2022. (RP)