United Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven: Doric String Quartet (Alex Redington, Jonathan Stone, violins; Hélène Clément, viola; John Myerscough, cello). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.9.2018. (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
A Superb Performance of Theodora as the Proms Season Nears its Close
United Kingdom BBC PROM 74 – Handel, Theodora (1749): Louise Alder (soprano) Theodora, Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor) Didymus, Ann Hallenberg (mezzo) Irene, Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Septimus, Tariz Nazimi (bass) Valens, Arcangelo / Jonathan Cohen (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.9.2018. (CC)
A Magnificent, Imaginatively Presented Berlioz Prom
United Kingdom BBC PROM 71 – Berlioz: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.9.2018. (CS)
Bernstein Overshadows Shostakovich in the Boston Symphony Prom
United Kingdom Prom 69 – Bernstein, Shostakovich: Baiba Skride (violin), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.9.2018. (CC)
Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic Make a Strong Impression in Strauss Tone Poems
United Kingdom BBC PROM 68 – Strauss and Beethoven: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.9.2018. (AS)
Nelsons and BSO Transcend Longueurs and Weaknesses for an Almost Overwhelming Mahler Third
United Kingdom BBC Prom 67 – Mahler: Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus and Chorus (female voices), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.9.2018. (JPr)
Auspicious Prom Debut for Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko Partnership
United Kingdom PROM 66 – Dukas, Prokofiev, Schmidt: Yuja Wang (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker / Kirill Petrenko (conductor0. Royal Albert Hall, London, 1.9.2018. (CC)
Berio Provides the Highlight of Semyon Bychkov’s Prom
United Kingdom PROM 65 – Ravel, Berio and Stravinsky: London Voices, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.8.2018. (AS)
