United Kingdom Wagner, Parsifal: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.6.2022. (JPr)
Much to admire in Parsifal from Opera North despite staging and casting missteps
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A fascinating Kings Place journey across South America with the Bath Festival Orchestra
United KingdomA South American Journey: Ahmed Dickinson Cárdenas (guitar), Bath Festival Orchestra / Peter Manning (conductor). Kings Place, London, 16.6.2022. (CC)
Víkingur Ólafsson mesmerises Snape Maltings with Mozart and his contemporaries
United Kingdom Galuppi, Mozart, CPE Bach, Cimarosa, and Haydn: Vikingur Ólafsson (piano). Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh 13.6.2022. (CSa)
Tremendous Edinburgh debut by the glorious virtuosi of Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Bartók, Beethoven, Mozart: Angela Hewitt (piano), Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra / András Keller (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 12.6.2022. (GT)
Ryan Bancroft and BBC NOW bring their season to a barnstorming conclusion
United Kingdom Walton, Shostakovich: Steven Isserlis (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.06.2022. (PCG)
Integrity without gimmicks from András Keller and Concerto Budapest at Cadogan Hall
United Kingdom Bartók, Mozart, Beethoven: Angela Hewitt (piano), Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra / András Keller (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 6.6.2022. (AK)
Not a single dud piece in the Wigmore Hall album launch of Héloïse Werner’s Phrases
United Kingdom Phrases (Album Launch): Héloïse Werner (soprano), Emily Hultmark (bassoon), Colin Alexander (cello), Laura Snowden (guitar), Daniel Shao (flute), Calum Huggan (percussion). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.5.2022. (CC)
Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony brings the RSNO season to a glorious finale
United Kingdom Beethoven, Capperauld, Liddell: Katherine Bryan (flute), Finlay MacDonald (bagpipes), Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Stephanie Maitland (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Božidar Smiljanić (bass-baritone), Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 4.6.2022. (GT)
