United Kingdom Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Simon Trpčeski (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 12.11.2014 (JQ)
Concert Reviews
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Leonskaja’s Heroic Playing of Both Brahms’ Piano Concertos
United Kingdom Brahms, Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13.11.2014 (SRT)
Carlo Rizzi and RWCMD give a Moving Performance of Britten’s War Requiem
United KingdomBenjamin Britten, War Requiem: Alwyn Mellor (soprano), Adrian Thompson (tenor), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), RWCMD Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Children’s Choir, College Chorus / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Cardiff, St. David’s Hall, 09.11.2014 (LJ).
Gergiev and Mariinsky Orchestra: Winding Down Tour But Still Up for Prokofiev
AustriaProkofiev: Valery Gergiev (conductor), Behzod Abduraimov (soloist), Alexei Volodin (soloist), Sergei Babayan (soloist), Mariinsky Orchestra. Großer Saal of the Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna. 28.10.2014 (SS)
White Christmas: Far From ‘Perfect’ but Nonetheless Polished, Kind-hearted Family Entertainment.
United Kingdom Irving Berlin’s White Christmas – a musical version based on the 1954 film (Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin and Book by David Ives and Paul Blake): White Christmas Company, Andrew Corcoran (music director). Dominion Theatre, London, 12.11.2014. (JPr)
<br/>in White Christmas (c) Tristram Kenton
No More Surtitles! Who Cares What Schubert’s Poets Wrote?
United States Schubert: Winterreise, Matthias Goerne (baritone), Markus Hinterhäuser (piano), White Light Festival, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York 11.11.2014 (SSM)
Storgårds Impresses in His Elgar, Nielsen and Walton Interpretrations
United Kingdom Elgar, Nielsen & Walton: Alina Pogostkina (violin), David Soar (baritone), CBSO Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester,, 8.11.2014 (MC)
(c) Heikki Tuuli
Sheffield’s Restored Cathedral Provides Ideal Setting for Verdi’s Requiem
United Kingdom Verdi, Requiem: Soloists, Sheffield Cathedral Choir, Northern Chamber Orchestra / Alan Eost (conductor), Sheffield Cathedral, 8.11.2014 (JRK)