United Kingdom Britten and Mahler: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Barbican Hall, London, 8.5.2019. (CSa)
Magnificent Mahler from Rattle and the LSO
UK Concerts
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Chipping Campden Hears the Israelites Thrillingly Delivered Out of Egypt
United Kingdom Chipping Campden Music Festival [1] – Handel: BBC Singers, Academy of Ancient Music / Gergely Madaras (conductor). St. James’ Church, Chipping Campden 13.5.2019. (JQ)
Challenging Kings Place Programme Impressively Delivered by the Ligeti Quartet
United Kingdom Crawford Seeger, Kerr, Feshareki and Lutosławski – Consciousness: Ligeti Quartet (Mandhira de Saram, Patrick Dawkins [violins], Richard Jones [viola], Val Welbanks [cello]). Hall Two, Kings Place, London, 9.5.2019. (CC)
Gloucester Sees and Hears English Music in Expert and Stylish Performances
United Kingdom Bliss, Venables, Gurney: Andrew Randall (baritone), Eric McElroy (piano), Carducci String Quartet (Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming [violins], Eoin Schmidt-Martin [viola], Emma Denton [cello]). Ivor Gurney Hall, King’s School, Gloucester, 11.5.2019. (JQ)
The Jerusalem Quartet Prove Bartók to be a Wonderful Romantic Composer
United Kingdom Bartók: Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky [violin], Sergei Bresler [violin], Ori Kam [viola] and Kyril Zlotnikov [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.5.2019. (AK)
Piotr Anderszewski at 50: Masterful and Mesmerising Diabelli Variations
United Kingdom Bach, Schumann, Beethoven: Piotr Anderszewski (Piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 3.5.2019. (CSa)
Jerusalem Quartet’s Mastery in Bartók at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Bartók: Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pvolovsky, Sergei Bresler [violins], Ori Kam [viola], Kyril Zlotnikov [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 8.5.2019. (MB)
Commitment and Passion from Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Handel and Telemann: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / Georg Kallweit (leader). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.5.2019. (AK)
