United Kingdom JS Bach: Hilary Hahn (Violin). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.3.2023. (CSa)
Significant and unforgettable: Hilary Hahn dazzles in all Bach recital at Wigmore Hall
UK Concerts
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Cultural inheritance and crosscurrents from Sollima and il Pomo d’Oro at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Trad/Cypriot, Sollima, Vivaldi: Giovanni Sollima (cello), Federico Guglielmo (violin), il Pomo d’Oro. Wigmore Hall, London, 14.3.2023. (CS)
Vilde Frang triumphs in Elgar’s Violin Concerto when the CBSO tour comes to Cardiff
United Kingdom Elgar, Schumann: Vilde Frang (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.3.2023. (PCG)
Musical comradeship produces a triumphant account of El Cimarrón at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Henze, El Cimarrón: Will Liverman (baritone), Adam Walker (flute), Sean Shibe (guitar), Owen Gunnell (percussion). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.3.2023. (MB)
Songs by Mahler and Mussorgsky resonate in a gaol setting
United Kingdom Mahler, Mussorgsky: Margaret Bridge (mezzo-soprano), Brendan Collins (baritone), Tristan Russcher (piano), Cameron Menzies (creatives). Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast, 8.3.2023. (RB)
Beautiful Mahler’s Fourth (with its horrors) from Barbara Hannigan and the LSO
United Kingdom Messiaen, Mahler: Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Barbara Hannigan (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.3.2023. (JR)
Old and new music at Levinsky Hall in Plymouth
United Kingdom Various: Trio Kurtag (Juliette Roos [violin], Yume Fujise [viola], Eliza Millett [cello]), David Bessell. Levinsky Hall, University of Plymouth, 11.3.2023. (PRB)
Hugely impressive Queen Elizabeth Hall recital by Alexandre Kantorow
United Kingdom Brahms, Schubert, and Liszt: Alexandre Kantorow (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.3.2023. (MB)
