United Kingdom Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Aleksey Semenenko (violin), BBC Philharmonic / Jac van Steen (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 5.6.2019. (RBa)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Pierre-Laurent Aimard Leads an Enthralling Stockhausen Weekend in London
United Kingdom Stockhausen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tamara Stefanovich (pianos), Dirk Rothbrust (percussion), Marco Stroppa (sound diffusion), London Voices, Apartment House. Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, London, 1. and 2.6.2019. (MB)
(c) Marco Borggreve
Santtu-Matias Rouvali Shows Impressive Credentials with the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Adams and Stravinsky: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 30.5.2019. (AS)
A Magnificent Recital in Variation Form from Igor Levit
United Kingdom Beethoven and Rzewski: Igor Levit (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 24.5.2019. (MB)
A Most Thoughtfully Designed Programme, Expertly Delivered by the Orchestra of the Swan and Kenneth Woods
United Kingdom Mozart, David Matthews, Schubert arr. Woods, Mahler arr. Simon: April Fredrick (soprano), Orchestra of the Swan / Kenneth Woods (conductor), The Play House, Stratford-upon-Avon, 28.5.2019 (JQ)
Narek Hakhnazaryan and Pavel Kolesnikov in a Wonderful Evening of Vigour, Drama and Heartfelt Melody
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Grieg: Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 25.5.2019. (CS)
Vale of Glamorgan Festival – Two Days of String Quartets
United Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan Festival [3]- String Quartets (various composers): Armida Quartet. (PCG)
2019 English Music Festival Opens in Dorchester on Thames
United Kingdom 2019 English Music Festival – Berners, Arnold, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Milford: Sergey Levitin (violin), BBC Concert Orchestra / Martin Yates (conductor). The English Music Festival, Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester on Thames, 24.5.2019. (RBa)