United Kingdom LSO Futures: Homage to Pierre Boulez: London Symphony Orchestra / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 26.1.2025. (CC)
New music demanding much from the listeners is given full respect by Maxime Pascal and the LSO
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Brilliant pianist and beloved friend: Angela Hewitt returns to Wigmore Hall in a glittering programme
United Kingdom Handel, Bach, Haydn and Brahms: Angela Hewitt (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 23.1.2025. (CSa)
Powerful and exceptional Wigmore Hall concert commemorating the Holocaust
United Kingdom Music in Auschwitz: Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, various soloists, Wigmore Hall, London, 23.1.2025 (MBr)
There for the Tubin, but the sheer brilliance throughout by the young RCM players left me hungry for more
United Kingdom Respighi, Tubin, Falla, Ravel: Will Dearden (double bass), RCM Symphony Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal College of Music, London, 23.1.2025. (CC)
Two cleverly connected programmes across the centuries and a tour-de-force by the Juilliard String Quartet
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven and Widmann: Juilliard String Quartet – Areta Zhulla (violin), Ronald Copes (violin), Molly Carr (viola) Astrid Schween (cello). Wigmore Hall, London. 19.1.2025 and 20.1.2025 (CSa)
A beguiling Viennese programme from Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth Symphony
United Kingdom Johann Strauss II, Berg, Brahms: Alena Baeva (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 22.1.2025. (CK)
Bold programming and brilliant playing at the Romsey Chamber Music WinterFest
United Kingdom Romsey Chamber Music Festival – WinterFest 2025: Laura Rickard (violin), Rainer Crosett (cello), Tomoki Park (piano). United Reformed Church, Romsey, 17-19.1.2025. (CK)
Germany’s National Orchestra bring colour and musical virtuosity to a wintry Edinburgh
United Kingdom Britten, Gershwin, Holst: Wayne Marshall (soloist, conductor), German National Orchestra, German-British Choir Academy. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.1.2025. (GT)
