United Kingdom Schubert, Winterreise: Roderick Williams (baritone), Susie Allan (piano), The Oriental Club, London, 11.12.2019. (CS)
A Winter’s Tale: Roderick Williams and Susie Allan perform Schubert at the Oriental Club
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
A Baroque Odyssey: Christie and Les Arts Florissants celebrate a 40-year journey
United Kingdom Handel, Purcell, Charpentier, Honoré d’Ambruis, Lully and Rameau: Sandrine Piau (soprano), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Christophe Dumaux (countertenor), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Lisandro Abadie (bass-baritone), Les Arts Florissants / William Christie and Paul Agnew (directors). Barbican Hall, London 8.12.2019. (CSa)
Inspired programming and playing from Manze and Marwood at the Royal Festival Hall
United Kingdom Purcell, Adès, Lawes, Vaughan Williams: Anthony Marwood (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.12.2019. (CS)
Two Weilersteins bring challenging Britten and searing Shostakovich to the Tonhalle Zurich
Switzerland Britten, Shostakovich: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Joshua Weilerstein (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 6.12.2019. (JR)
Rick Wakeman’s Grumpy 2019 Tour offers Christmas Portraits from a national treasure
United Kingdom Rick Wakeman – The Grumpy Old Christmas Show: Cadogan Hall, London, 6.12.2019. (JPr)
All-British BBC Philharmonic Salford concert tracking the ’fifties into the ’sixties
United Kingdom Tippett, Arnold, Gipps: Michael Collins (clarinet), BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 4.12.2019. (RBa)
Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra provide music-making fully in line with the Schiff sound
United Kingdom Beethoven, Dvořák: Sir András Schiff (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor), Barbican Hall, 29 and 30.11.2019. (AK)
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The unbelievable magic of Beatrice Rana’s pianism at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Ravel, Chopin: Beatrice Rana (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 1.12.2019. (JB)
