United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [3] – Gipps, Adès, Brahms: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2021. (CS)
A trio of symphonies from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Proms
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Verbier Festival 2021: a showcase for young soloists reveals a multicoloured quilt of intense talent
Switzerland Verbier Festival 2021 [2]: Academy Showcase III: Soloists: Artists shown below. Église de Verbier, Verbier, Switzerland, 11am, 1.8.2021. (CC)
The tsar, the rock and the firebird: a Russian finale to the Hallé’s summer season
United Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky: Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 22.7.2021; streamed from 29.7.2021. (CS)
A masterly organ recital at the Proms by Martin Baker
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2021 [2] – Bach and Baker: Martin Baker (organ). Royal Albert Hall, London, 1.8.2021. (MB)
Elegance and wistfulness from Collins, Brendel and McHale at Cadogan Hall
United Kingdom BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall [1] – Zemlinsky, Brahms: Michael Collins (clarinet), Adrian Brendel (cello), Michael McHale (piano), Cadogan Hall, London, 2.8.2021. (CS)
‘Re-Creation’ at the Three Choirs Festival is a Roaring success
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival [7] – Haydn, The Creation: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Robert Murray (tenor), Neal Davies (bass), Gabrieli Roar, Gabrieli Consort and Players / Paul McCreesh (conductor). Worcester Cathedral 1.8.2021. (JQ)
Fine performances – and a large audience – as the BBC Proms return
United Kingdom First Night of the Proms – Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, MacMillan, and Sibelius: Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano), Jess Dandy (contralto), Allan Clayton (tenor), Michael Mofidian (bass-baritone), BBC Singers (chorus-master: Martin Fitzpatrick), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.7.2021. (MB)
Persuasive advocacy for unfamiliar English music at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival [6] – Ireland, Howells, Gibbs: Guy Johnston (cello), Ruby Hughes (soprano), Njabulo Madlala (baritone), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Samuel Hudson, Adrian Partington (conductors). Worcester Cathedral 31.7.2021. (JQ)
