United Kingdom Delius, Howells, Milford, Holst, Blackwood, Ireland: Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin), Peter Cartwright (piano). Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 27.5.2023. (CS)
English Violin Sonatas in Dorchester Abbey
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra’s concert was ambitious in scale and magnificent in effect
United Kingdom Pärt, Rachmaninoff, Musgrave, Sibelius: Barry Douglas (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra / Olari Elts (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 24.5.2023. (MBr)
Alice Coote’s Rebellious Recital showed that taking risks can pay off – handsomely
United Kingdom Various, The Rebellious Recital: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) and Julius Drake (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 24.5.2023. (KMcD)
Musical Everests: Britten Sinfonia’s spectacular celebration of British music new and not-so-new
United Kingdom Various, Britten Sinfonia’s Musical Everests: Thomas Gould (violin/director), Miranda Dale (violin), Caroline Dearnley (cello) / Agata Zajac (conductor; only for the Maconchy). Milton Court Concert Hall, London. 24.5.2023. (JC)
Pedagogue and pianist par excellence: András Schiff surprises, educates and delights
United Kingdom JS Bach, Beethoven: András Schiff (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 22.5.2023. (CSa)
Ear-opening pairing of Vivaldi and Grisey from the London Sinfonietta
United Kingdom Vivaldi and Grisey: Michael Morpurgo (narrator), Clio Gould, Oliver Wilson (violins), Oliver Wilson (viola), Clare O’Connell (cello), Jonas Nordberg (archlute), David Gordon (harpsichord), Katherine Tinker (chamber organ), Members of the London Sinfonietta, Daniel Piero (violin, director) / Geoffrey Paterson (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 21.5.2023. (MB)
The Hallé’s intriguing juxtapositions of Beethoven and Sibelius in Cardiff
United Kingdom Sibelius, Beethoven, Tarrodi: Hyeyoon Park (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Hallé Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 20.5.2023. (PCG)
A clash of titans: Santtu conducts Stravinsky Part I: Firebird
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Stravinsky: Behzod Abduraimov (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu Matias-Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 18.5.2023. (JC)
