United Kingdom Grace Williams, Mahler: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Christoph König (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 10.3.2022. (PCG)
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Eric McElroy’s Oxford recital was a stimulating compendium of piano music from the last 30 years
United Kingdom Frederic Rzewski, Howard Skempton, Eric McElroy and Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Eric McElroy (piano). Magdalen College, Oxford, 8.3.2022. (CR)
Amazingly educational and unbearably moving Solomon’s Knot evening at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Solomon’s Knot – Bach Brothers: Wigmore Hall, London, 6.3.2022. (CC)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason memorable Glasgow debut with Shostakovich’s Second Cello Concerto
United Kingdom Bacewicz, Fauré, Shostakovich: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cellist), Katy Anna Hill (soprano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), RSNO Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Elim Chan (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 5.3.2022. (GT)
Scotland and François Leleux give the world premiere of Laurent Petitgirard’s new oboe concerto
United Kingdom Bizet, Petitgirard, Beethoven: Scottish Chamber Orchestra / François Leleux (oboe, conductor). City Halls, Glasgow, 4.3.2022. (GT)
Meeting the Schubert duo at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Schubert: James Newby (baritone) and Simon Lepper (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.2.2022. (JPr)
The Creation lifts the spirits on the fortieth anniversary of the Barbican Centre
United Kingdom Haydn: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Harry Christophers (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 3.3.2022. (MB)
Maurizio Pollini at eighty: an unforgettable London recital
United Kingdom Schumann and Chopin: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.3.2022. (MB)
