United Kingdom Kurtág, Mozart, R. Schumann: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.4.2022. (CC)
Mitsuko Uchida’s London recital is one of the most thought-provoking concerts so far this season
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Fine conspectus of Kurt Weill from the LSO and Simon Rattle
United Kingdom Weill: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples, Alessandro Fisher (tenors), Ross Ramgobin (baritone), Florian Boesch (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 28.4.2022. (MB)
Rattle and the LSO triumph in their Half Six Fix The Seven Deadly Sins
United Kingdom Weill: Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 27.4.2022. (CC)
Life-affirming performances from Benjamin Grosvenor, Joana Carneiro and the SCO
United Kingdom Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Joana Carneiro (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 28.4.2022. (SRT)
Dani’s Howard’s Trombone Concerto gets a staggering performance in a mixed LSO programme
United Kingdom Ravel, Dani Howard, Qigang Chen, Stravinsky: Peter Moore (trombone); London Symphony Orchestra / Xian Zhang (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (CC)
Blistering Shostakovich and inspired Brahms from the virtuosic Philharmonia
United Kingdom Brahms and Shostakovich: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (MBr)
Lucas Debargue displays his beautiful, burnished sound in a superb Wigmore Hall recital
United Kingdom Franck/Debargue, Ravel, Scriabin, Liszt: Lucas Debargue (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.4.2022. (CC)
With a voice largely untouched by time Renée Fleming leaves her adoring London audience wanting more
United Kingdom Dvořák, Verdi, R. Strauss – A Gala Evening with Renée Fleming: Renée Fleming (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.4.2022. (JPr)
