United Kingdom Bartók, Korngold and Rachmaninov: James Ehnes (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor), Barbican Hall London, 7.6.2015 (CS)
Concert Reviews
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Impressive Performances of 17th Century Music from Blaze and Kenny
Dowland, Campion, Purcell, Kapsberger, Lawes, de Visée: Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute & theorbo), Great Hall, Dartington. 6.6.2015 (PRB) ‘Tis Nature’s Voice: Solo Song in Seventeenth-Century England Dowland: Clear or Cloudy The King of Denmark’s Galliard Can she excuse my wrongs? Preludium Captain Digorie Piper’s Galliard Fantasia Me, me and none but … Read more
Satisfying Bruckner’s Eighth by Alumni Orchestra
Switzerland Bruckner Alumni Orchestra Zurich, Johannes Schaefli (conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich 6.6.15 (JR)
Murray Perahia Returns to London in Superb Form
United Kingdom Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Franck, Chopin, Murray Perahia (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 5.6.2015 (RB)
A Memorable Performance of Debussy’s Elusive Opera by WNO
United Kingdom Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: (Production Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 29.5.2015 (GPu)
The Tallis Scholars’ Compelling Combination of Polyphony and Pärt
United Kingdom Tallis, Taverner, Mouton, Pärt, Sheppard, Allegri, The Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 4.6. 2015 (JQ)
BBC NoW’s Season Ends with a Spectacular Concert
United Kingdom Mahler, Andersson, Susan Gritton* (soprano), Jennifer Johnston* (mezzo-soprano), BBC National Chorus* and Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 4.6.2015 (PCG)
Karen Gomyo and Jun Markl Intrigue in Lighter Fare
Canada Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss: Karen Gomyo (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Jun Markl (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 30.5.2015 (GN)