United Kingdom Berlioz, Takemitsu, Ravel, Sibelius, Bartók: Peter Moore (trombone), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.9.2022. (CS)
Sound without limits: Rattle and the LSO at the Barbican
UK Concerts
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Tewkesbury experiences a memorable concert as part of The Sixteen’s Choral Pilgrimage
United Kingdom The Choral Pilgrimage 2022 – An Old Belief: The Sixteen / Eamonn Dougan (conductor). Tewkesbury Abbey, 10.9.2022 (JQ)
Nicola Benedetti wows in Wynton Marsalis’s Violin Concerto at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [28], Prom 67 – Adès, Marsalis, Britten, Bernstein: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 6.9.2022. (CS)
Fascinating Bruckner Proms evening from the Berlin Phil, also notable for its stunning Schnittke
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [27], Prom 65 – Schnittke, Bruckner: Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Berliner Philharmoniker / Daniel Harding (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.9.2022. (CC)
Kevin John Edusei and his Chineke! forces at the Proms send Beethoven’s call to us all
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [26], Prom 61 – Walker, Beethoven: Nicole Cabell (soprano), Raehann Bryce-Davis (mezzo-soprano), Zwakele Tshabalala (tenor), Ryan Speedo Green (bass-baritone), Chineke! Voices, Chineke! Orchestra / Kevin John Edusei (conductor). Recorded (directed by Seren Irvine) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.9.2022, and broadcast on BBC Four. (JPr)
Kirill Petrenko and Berlin Phil at the Proms unapologetically present Mahler 7 as a masterpiece
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [25], Prom 62 – Mahler Symphony No.7: Berliner Philharmoniker / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.9.2022. (CC)
Allan Clayton’s Gerontius was a remarkable Proms performance that was a privilege to witness
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [24], Prom 59 – Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius: Allan Clayton (Gerontius), Jamie Barton (Angel), James Platt (Priest/Angel of the Agony), London Philharmonic Choir, Hallé Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.8.2022. (KMcD)
OAE’s use of period instruments was a continual delight in Bach’s Mass in B minor at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [24], Prom 57 – Bach’s Mass in B minor: Rachel Redmond, Mary Bevan (sopranos), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Guy Cutting (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / John Butt (harpsichord/conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2022. (CK)
