Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Exhilarating Performances at Swansea International Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mendelssohn, Mozart, Sibelius: Lars Vogt (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 3.10.2015. (NR)

Beethoven, Debussy, Rossini:  Trio Apaches [Ashley Wass (piano), Matthew Trusler (violin), Thomas Carroll (cello)], Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 4.10.2015, (NR)

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Beethoven Contemporaneous wth Francesconi’s Admirable Sense of Theatre

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ItalyItaly Luca Francesconi, Beethoven:  Orchestra and Chorus of Santa Cecilia.  Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano, Chorus Master, Ciro Visco.  Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano) Rachel Willis-Sorensen (soprano)  Adriana Di Paola (contralto) Stuart Skelton (tenor)  Michael Volle (bass).  Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome.  03.10.2015 (JB) 

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Magnificent Performance of The Bells Deserved a More Appreciative Audience

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rachmaninov, Borodin, Elgar, Huw Watkins, Stravinsky:  John Daszak (tenor), Anastasia Kalagina (soprano), Mikhail Petrenko (bass), Malin Broman (violin), Rachel Gough (bassoon), Hannah Stone (harp), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales /  Thomas Søndergård (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3.10.2015 (PCG)

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