Concert Reviews – Page 903 – Seen and Heard International

The Borodin Quartet on the Shostakovich Quartets and Their Own Legacy: Celebrating the 70th Anniversary

17/11/201521/06/2015 by Geoffrey Newman

The Borodin Quartet on the Shostakovich Quartets and Their Own Legacy: Celebrating the 70th Anniversary The Borodin Quartet has always been one of the world’s great chamber ensembles. Formed in 1945, with original members that briefly included cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and violist Rudolph Barshai, the group has now gone through three incarnations. The linking force … Read more

Spells and Ceremonies: A Farewell to British Piano Festival 2015

26/06/201521/06/2015 by Rob Barnett

United Kingdom Robert Matthew-Walker, Howard Ferguson, Ian Venables, Vaughan Williams, John Ireland: Mark Bebbington, Rebeca Omordia, Sofia Sarmento and students, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire. Birmingham, 16.6.2015 (RB)

Rousing Start to Turnovsky Jubilee Ensemble’s Tour

26/06/201521/06/2015 by Stan

New Zealand Bach, Britten, Lilburn, Mendelssohn: Turnovsky Jubilee Ensemble (Wilma Smith, violin/director; Justine Cormack, violin/viola; Lara Hall, violin; Natalie Lin, violin; Gillian Ansell, viola; Bryony Gibson-Cornish, viola; Ashley Brown, cello; Victoria Simonsen, cello; Matthias Balzat, cello; Victoria Jones, double-bass); Forum North, Whangarei, New Zealand, 2.06.2015 [Pse]

A Magnificent, Thought-Provoking, and Moving Winterreise

26/06/201519/06/2015 by Stan

United Kingdom Schubert, Christoph Prégardien (tenor); Michael Gees (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 15.6.2015 (CC)

Always Leave Them Wanting More: Andris Nelsons Bids Farewell to Birmingham

26/06/201519/06/2015 by John Quinn

United Kingdom Ešenvalds, Mahler. Michaela Schuster (mezzo-soprano); CBSO Children’s Chorus; CBSO Youth Chorus; CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 18.6.2015 (JQ)

Danger, Passion and Lyricism at the British Piano Festival

26/06/201519/06/2015 by Rob Barnett

United Kingdom Bridge, Howells, Holbrooke, Bowen: Students of Birmingham Conservatoire with Ronald Woodley (bass clarinet), Susanne Stanzeleit (violin), Daniel Roberts (violin), Dorothea Vogel (viola), Andrew Fuller (cello), British Piano Festival 2015, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, 15.6.2015 (RB)

Haitink’s Mastery in Mahler

26/06/201516/06/2015 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Mozart and Mahler: Alina Ibragimova (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/ Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 14.6.2015. (JPr)

Nielsen Symphonic Cycle from Storgårds Grips the Audience

19/06/201516/06/2015 by Michael Cookson

United Kingdom Nielsen, Mahler, Nielsen: Florian Boesch (baritone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 13.6.2015. (MC)

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