United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Finzi: Sally Matthews (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Bristol Choral Society, Gloucester Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Wilson (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.2.2016 (PCG)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Mariella Devia as Donizetti’s Three Queens
Italy Donizetti: Mariella Devia (soprano) with Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Massimo Palermo. Chorus master, Piero Monti. Conductor, Francesco Lanzillotta. Teatro Massimo, Palermo 3.2.2016. (JB)
Gilchrist, Rameau and Clérambault Explore the Sorrows of Love
United Kingdom Marais, Rameau, Couperin, Clérambault: James Gilchrist (tenor), Ben Samsom (violin), Imogen Seth-Smith (Viola da gamba), Warwick Cole (harpsichord), Holy Apostles’ Church, Cheltenham, 6.2.2016. (RJ)
Brahms Double Concerto Lacks Dialogue and Integration
United Kingdom Dvořák, Brahms: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Maximilian Hornung (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.2.2016. (GD)
A Truly Fine Evening of Song with Tenor Mauro Peter in Zurich
Switzerland Schubert, Rihm, Poulenc: Mauro Peter (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano), Zürich Opernhaus, Zurich, 4.2.2016. (RP)
Intriguingly Fresh Haydn and Bartók from the Emerson Quartet
Canada Haydn, Bartók, Dvořák: Emerson Quartet (Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins, Lawrence Dutton, viola, Paul Watkins, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, 31.1.2016. (GN)
A Barnstorming ‘Egyptian’ from Louis Lortie Ushers in a Young Maestro’s Debut
Canada Beethoven, Saint-Saens, Sibelius: Louis Lortie (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Gordon Gerrard (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 30.1.2016. (GN)
A Perfect Blend of Virtuosity and Musicianship from Steven Osborne
United Kingdom Schubert, Debussy, George Crumb, Rachmaninov: Steven Osborne (piano), St John’s Smith Square, London 3.2.2016. (RB)