United Kingdom Plugged in: International Women’s Day Concert: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble / Sinead Hayes (conductor). Sonic Lab, Queen’s University Belfast, 8.3.2024. (RB)
Concert Reviews
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RPO’s echo of Wagner’s 1877 ‘Grand Festival’ showcases Derek Welton, Peter Wedd and Rachel Nicholls
United Kingdom Icons Rediscovered: Wagner’s Grand Festival: Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Peter Wedd (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.3.2024 (CC)
Polpelka, Aimard and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra are close to ideal in Schoenberg and Mahler
Germany Schoenberg and Mahler: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Petr Popelka (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 9.3.2024. (MB)
Martyn Brabbins achieves symbiosis with the audience in Cardiff
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Nielsen, Williams: Liya Petrova (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 9.3.2024. (PCG)
Beguiling Philharmonia programme crossing national borders and mixing musical genres
United Kingdom Glinka, Kapustin, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov: Frank Dupree (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.3.2024. (CSa)
Decades of excellence: the enduring brilliance of the Hagen Quartet
United States Haydn, Bartók, Beethoven: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen & Rainer Schmidt [violins], Veronika Hagen [viola], Clemens Hagen [cello]). Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 6.3.2024. (ESS)
Channeling the anger with baritone Justin Austin at Carnegie Hall
United States Various, ‘Don’t Be Angry’: Justin Austin (baritone), Howard Watkins (piano). Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 5.3.2024. (RP)
Phenomenal Cambridge evening from masters of their art, Jasdeep Singh Degun and Harkiret Bahra
United Kingdom Cambridge Music Festival: Jasdeep Singh Degun (sitar), with Harkiret Bahra (tabla). Pembroke College, Cambridge, 7.3.2024. (CC)