Wong, Berg, Brahms: Yefim Bronfman (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Joshua Gersen (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 21.1.2015 (HS)
Concert Reviews
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The LSO on Top Form for Robin Ticciati
United Kingdom Hosokawa, Ravel and Mahler: Simon Trpčeski (piano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 25.1.2015 (AS)
Convincing Performances of Nordic Music from Swensen and SCO
McLeod, Nielsen, Sibelius: Maximiliano Martín (clarinet), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Swensen (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.01.2015 (SRT) McLeod: Out of the Silence (world premiere) Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 Directly and indirectly, this was a concert for the big Nordic anniversary boys, Nielsen and Sibelius. Indirectly, because John McLeod’s Out of … Read more
A Fine Recital from Benjamin Grosvenor
United Kingdom Rameau, Bach-Busoni, Franck, Chopin, Granados, Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 23.1.2015 (RB)
Rare Mozart Played Compellingly and Empathetically by Razumovsky Ensemble
United Kingdom Mozart: Razumovsky Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, London 20.1.2015 (GC)
Slip, Slurp, Skid: Fireworks!
United Kingdom Franck, Schumann, Enescu, Ravel. Anna Tifu (violin), Gloria Campaner (piano). Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at Sala Sinopoli, Parco della Musica, Rome. 23.01.2015 (JB)
The London Première of James Dillon’s Thought-Provoking Stabat mater dolorosa
James Dillon: BBC Singers, London Sinfonietta, Sound Intermedia, Ilan Volkov (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 21.1.2015 (MB)
Gravity and Commitment from Hallė in Elgar’s Second Symphony
United Kingdom Schumann, Elgar: Martin Stadtfeld (piano), Hallé Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), City Hall, Sheffield, 24.1.2015 (JK)