United Kingdom Holst, Ireland, Walton, Bax: BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 10.4.2019. (RBa)
John Wilson Conducts the BBC Philharmonic in an All-English Programme
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Excellent Vaughan Williams from Mark Wigglesworth and the RPO
United Kingdom Delius, Walton, Vaughan Williams: Samuel West (narrator), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 9.4.2019. (AS)
Jeffrey Skidmore’s Monteverdi Vespers in Cardiff
United Kingdom Monteverdi: Ex Cathedra Consort & Baroque Ensemble, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts / Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 4.4.2019. (PCG)
Osmo Vänskä Shows his Pedigree in Sibelius with the LPO
United Kingdom Bax, Grieg and Sibelius: Jan Lisiecki (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 5.4.2019. (AS)
Superb Prokofiev from Matsuev, Kochanovsky and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Denis Matsuev (piano); Philharmonia Orchestra / Stanislav Kochanovsky (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.4.2019. (CC)
Sellars and Rattle Retell Bach’s St John with Power and Passion
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, St John’s Passion: Choir (Simon Halsey, chorus master) and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.4.2019. (CSa)
in QAE’s St John Passion (c) Tristram Kenton
A Triumphant London Revival of Parry’s Judith
United Kingdom Parry: Sarah Fox (soprano), Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Toby Spence (tenor), Henry Waddington (bass-baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players / William Vann (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.4.2019. (JQ)
Karabits’s ‘nobilmente’ Elgar in Poole
United Kingdom Elgar, Saint-Saëns: Lucas Debargue (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). The Lighthouse, Poole, 3.4.2019. (IL)
