United States Griffes, Bartók, Brahms: Jeremy Denk (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 29.11.2014 (HS)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
A Stunning Journey With The Doric String Quartet
Canada Haydn, Adès, and Beethoven: Doric String Quartet (Alex Redington and Jonathan Stone, violins; Hélène Clement, viola; John Myerscough, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, BC, 23.11.2014. (GN)
A War Remembrance Both Contemplative and Sardonic
United States Copland, Kelly, Shostakovich: Westwater Arts Photochoreography (historic photo projections), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Rachel L. Waddell (conductor), Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, Canton, Ohio, 23.11.2014 (TW)
First St Andrew’s Festival in Sheffield Sets Good Standards
United Kingdom Beethoven, Haydn, Kohn and others: Northern String Quartet, Zhok Hora klezmer band, Bright Season folk group,Neil McSweeney singer-songwriter, The Larkin Strings, St Andrew’s Psalter Lane, Sheffield, 9-16.11.2014. (JN)
Soloist and Orchestra Battle Against an Unfriendly Acoustic
United Kingdom Kodály, Prokofiev, Dvořák: Sunwook Kim (piano), Hallé Orchestra / Jamie Phillips (conductor), City Hall, Sheffield, 30.11.2014. (JK)
LSC Reflects English Choral Tradition in Rachmaninov Vespers
United Kingdom Dove, Rachmaninov: London Symphony Chorus/Simon Halsey with (in the Dove) Jeremy Cornes, Tom Edwards, Oliver Yates and Hugh Wilkinson (percussion); Roget Sayer and Elizabeth Burley (pianos). Barbican Hall, London, 26.11.2014 (CC)
Virtuoso Firepower and Refinement from Alexandra Dariescu
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mascagni, Grieg, Dvořák: Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Alessandro Fabrizi (conductor) Cadogan Hall 27.11.2014 (RB)
Classicism Takes Precedence over Romanticism in Schumann’s Piano Concerto
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schumann: Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 27.11.2014 (PCG)