United Kingdom Haydn and Ravel: Hill Quartet (Bridget O’Donnell, David Lopez [violins], Julia Doukakis [viola], Ben Michaels [cello]). The Bandstand, Battersea Park, London, 15.9.2020. (MB)
A delightful Indian summer’s evening with the Hill Quartet
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Glowing Strauss from April Fredrick and the English Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Richard Strauss: April Fredrick (soprano), English Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Woods (conductor). Performed at Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, and broadcast on ESO’s YouTube channel, 18.9.2020. (JQ)
Rachel Podger and Kristian Bezuidenhout bring the beauty of Bach to Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Froberger: Rachel Podger (violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord), Wigmore Hall (live stream), London, 15.9.2020. (CS)
Insufficient joy and comfort from a socially distanced Last Night of the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms Live – Last Night of the Proms: Golda Schultz (soprano), Nicola Benedetti (violin), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Broadcast live (directed for TV by Matthew Woodward) from the Royal Albert Hall, 12.9.2020. (JPr)
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Live from London: Apollo5’s wide-ranging programme on the subject of love
United Kingdom Live from London – Where All Roses Go: Apollo5 (Penelope Appleyard, Clare Stewart [sopranos], Josh Cooter, Oli Martin-Smith [tenors], Greg Link [bass]). VOCES8 Centre, London, 11.9.2020. (CC)
At short notice, Paavo Järvi leads the Philharmonia in a musically varied, finely played, Prom
United Kingdom BBC Proms Live – Ravel, Shostakovich, Mozart: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Jason Evans (trumpet), Philharmonia Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Broadcast Live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 3 from the Royal Albert Hall, 9.9.2020. (RB)
The Manchester Collective in Leeds: the World of live music continues to slowly open
United Kingdom De Matteis, Jr, Bach, Finnis: Manchester Collective (Rakhi Singh [violin], Ruth Gibson [viola], Nicholas Trygstad [cello]), Leeds Town Hall, 11.9.2020. (CC)
Virtuosity and vivacity from Guy Johnston and Melvyn Tan at Hatfield House
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn: Guy Johnston (cello), Julian Bliss (clarinet), Melvyn Tan (piano), Marble Hall, Hatfield House, live stream, 11.9.2020. (CS)
