United Kingdom Composition: Wales 2023: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 7.3.2023. (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Grief, joy and the promise of eternity: a fascinating journey of discovery from Hannigan and the LSO
United Kingdom JS Bach (arr. Berio), Alban Berg, Haydn and Claude Vivier: Veronika Eberle (violin), Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Barbara Hannigan (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 2.3.2023. (CSa)
As ever, fresh revelations and new ideas from Emelyanychev’s Mendelssohn with the SCO
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Hilary Cronin and Jessica Cale (sopranos), sopranos and altos of the SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 2.3.2023. (SRT)
A wonderful evening of Lieder from Nina Stemme
United Kingdom Wagner, Liszt, Koch, Mahler, and Weill: Nina Stemme (soprano), Magnus Svensson (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.3.2023. (MB)
A great debut concert in Scotland’s capital by this young virtuoso orchestra from Armenia
United Kingdom Khachaturian, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky: Armenian State Symphony Orchestra / Sergey Smbatyan (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.2.2023. (GT)
‘The Lost Boy’ in the Salon Series was a highly enjoyable evening
United Kingdom The Lost Boy: Conor Quinn (vocalist), Darren Day (piano), John Gillen (drums), Thomas Alford (double bass), Cameron Menzies (director). The New Orpheus, Belfast, 23.2.2023. (RB)
Jac van Steen great RPO concert reminds us that music in these times is needed more than ever
United Kingdom Wagner, Korngold, Rachmaninoff: Rosanne Philippens (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Jac van Steen (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 23.2.2023. (MBr)
Textbook Sibelius from Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the Philharmonia as Sheku Kanneh-Mason draws a crowd
United Kingdom Berlioz, Bloch, Sibelius: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.2.2023. (JR)
