United Kingdom Various: Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque (Marcin Światkiewicz [harpsichord] and Toby Carr [theorbo]). Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 14.4.2024. (GPu)
Concert Reviews
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Purity and power: Bruckner from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Awadagin Pratt (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). The Lighthouse, Poole, 13.3.2024. (CK)
Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a RSNO musical treat
United Kingdom Hensel, Burton, Mendelssohn: Carine Tinney (soprano), Rosamond Thomas (mezzo-soprano), Christine Steel (narrator), RSNO Youth Chorus (Patrick Barrett, director), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.3.2024. (SRT)
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s distinctive Sibelius in the first SFS concert after announcing his 2025 departure
United States Sibelius: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 14.3.2024. (HS)
A delightful and enlightening concert in Berlin of music by Mendelssohn, Hensel and Bach
Germany Mendelssohn, Hensel, and Bach: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Ludwig Mittelhammer (bass), RIAS Chamber Choir, Kammerakademie Potsdam / Justin Doyle (conductor). Kammermusiksaal Berlin, 14.3.2024. (MB)
Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble’s highly creative and inventive way to celebrate International Women’s Day
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)
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)