United Kingdom Brahms: Sunwook Kim (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 17.5.2023. (MBr)
Perfect Symbiosis: outstanding Brahms from pianist Sunwook Kim and the LSO under Tilson Thomas
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Elegiac struggle between life and death: Iván Fischer and his Budapest orchestra triumph in Mahler’s Ninth
United Kingdom Mahler: Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.5.2023. (CSa)
Rich contrasts: a Wigmore Hall evening of dazzling versatility by the Takács Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, F. Mendelssohn and Schubert: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], and András Fejér [cello]. Wigmore Hall, London, 15.5.2023. (CSa)
Pianist Daniel Ciobanu triumphs with the BBC NOW in Cardiff
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Clyne: Daniel Ciobanu (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / James Feddeck (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 11.5.2023. (PCG)
The BBC SSO rewards another outing of the Scottish Symphony with a cracker performance
United Kingdom Saariaho, Ravel, Mendelssohn: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Simone Menezes (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 14.5.2023. (SRT)
The Royal Philharmonic under Vasily Petrenko go psychedelic, with highly impressive results
United Kingdom Higdon, Prokofiev, Berlioz: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 10.5.2023. (JR)
Kazuki Yamada conducts an ‘Organ’ Symphony of incandescent brilliance with the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Ravel, Berg, Saint-Saëns: Baiba Skride (violin), Stephen Farr (organ), Philharmonia Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.5.2023. (MBr)
Engrossing Wigmore Hall Winterreise from Simon Keenlyside and Malcolm Martineau
United Kingdom Schubert: Sir Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 8.5.2023. (MB)
