United Kingdom Haydn, Janáček, Beethoven: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola] and András Fejér [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 8.11.2021. (CS)
A ‘new-look’ Takács Quartet at Wigmore Hall
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Midori (a UN Messenger of Peace) unveils Glanert’s new Violin Concerto ‘The Immortal Beloved’
United Kingdom Glanert, Dvořák, Rautavaara: Midori (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 6.11.2021 (GT)
Alice Sara Ott brings Echoes of Life into satisfying focus at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
United Kingdom Various, Alice Sara Ott’s Echoes of Life: Alice Sara Ott (piano), Hakan Demirel (video installation). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 7.9.2021. (CC)
Mark Wigglesworth directs a magnificent performance of Shostakovich’s Fourteenth Symphony
United Kingdom Mozart, Shostakovich: Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Peter Rose (bass), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). City Halls, Glasgow, 5.11.2021. (GT)
Edward Gardner and the LPO make Bluebeard’s Castle a shattering experience
United Kingdom Haydn, Bartók: Ildikó Komlósi (soprano), John Relyea (bass), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.11.2021. (MB)
BBC NOW play more Grace Williams and Ralph Vaughan Williams, and a Carl Nielsen symphony
United Kingdom Grace Williams, Vaughan Williams, Bartók, Nielsen: Madeleine Mitchell (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales/ Jamie Phillips (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 6.11.2021. (PCG)
BBC NOW play Grace Williams and Ralph Vaughan Williams
United Kingdom Britten, Williams, Vaughan Williams: Madeleine Mitchell (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jamie Phillips (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 3.11.2021. (PCG)
A Wagner Ring curiosity and subtle Strauss from Rouvali and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Richard Strauss, Wagner: Miah Persson (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.11.2021. (CC)
