United Kingdom Mozart, Beethoven, R. Schumann: Luka Okros (piano). Turner Sims, Southampton, 2.2.2023. (CK)
Luka Okros brought three youthful masterpieces to Southampton’s Turner Sims
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Smetana’s complete Má vlast returns to Cardiff
United Kingdom Smetana: Welsh National Opera Orchestra / Tomáš Hanus (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 29.1.2023. (PCG)
Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble put some important new works on the map
United Kingdom Ink Still Wet VI: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (Aisling Agnew [flute], David McCann [cello], Daniel Browell [piano], Sarah Watts [clarinet], Ciaran McCabe [violin]) /Sinead Hayes (conductor). Harty Room, Queen’s University, Belfast, 27.1.2023. (RB)
Joshua Bell and the ASMF: blazing Paganini proves that the devil still has the best tunes
United Kingdom Schumann and Paganini: Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields / Joshua Bell (violin and director). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. 26.1.2023. (CSa)
Thomas Søndergård leads a magnificent Brahms Fourth in Glasgow
United Kingdom Robertson, Beethoven, Brahms: Francesco Piemontesi (pianist), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 28.1.2023. (GT)
Thierry Pécou’s piano concerto receives a UK première in Cardiff
United Kingdom Debussy, Pécou, Martinů: Alexandre Tharaud (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Marzena Diakun (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Millennium Centre, 27.1.2023. (PCG)
Megawatt Sibelius from Janine Jansen and the London Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Beethoven, Sibelius, Prokofiev: Janine Jansen (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.1.2023. (CS)
Tenebrae conjure unique atmosphere with Rachmaninov Vespers at St. Martin-in-the-Fields
United Kingdom Rachmaninov: Tenebrae / Nigel Short (conductor) St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 26.1.2023. (JR)
