United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Mozart, Bach: Whitgift Chamber Choir, Whitgift Chamber Orchestra, Whitgift Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cadogan Hall, London. 28.3.2018. (JB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
‘Angel Voices, Ever Singing’: Highly Imaginative Presentation by Rachel Podger and VOCES8
United Kingdom A Guardian Angel, various composers: Rachel Podger (violin), VOCES8 (Andrea Halsey & Eleonore Cockerham [soprano], Chris Wardle & Barnaby Smith [countertenor], Sam Dressel & Blake Morgan [tenor], Rob Clark [baritone], Jonathan Pacey [bass]), Kings Place, London, 29.3.2018. (CS)
Rafael Payare’s Flamboyant Approach Fails to Communicate Musical Drama
United Kingdom R. Strauss, Mozart: Alban Gerhardt (cello), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Payare (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 27.3.2018. (CS)
London Winds Demonstrate Emotional Range in Music for Wind Quintet
United Kingdom Ibert, Barber, Nielsen: London Winds (Philippa Davies [flute], Gareth Hulse [oboe], Michael Collins [clarinet]; Katy Woolley [horn]), The Weston Gallery, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 23.3.2018. (GPu)
Thierry Fischer Steps in to Lead Fine Performances of Stravinsky and Britten
United Kingdom Stravinsky and Bernstein: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), William Davies (treble), London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Thierry Fischer (conductor), Neville Creed (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 24.3.2018. (AS)
Debussy’s Centenary Anniversary Celebrated in Cardiff
United Kingdom Debussy, Mozart, Messiaen: Steven Osborne (piano), Ladies of RWCMD Chamber Choir, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 23.3.2018. (PCG)
Ashkenazy Showcases a Variety of ‘Voices of Revolution’
United Kingdom Mosolov, Prokofiev, Glière, ‘Voices of Revolution: Workers & The State’: Bezhod Abduraimov (piano), Nadezhda Gulitskaya (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.3.2018. (MB)
Finding a Pianistic Voice
United Kingdom Scarlatti, Haydn, Bacewicz, Chopin: Filip Michalak (piano), The Keyboard Charitable Trust at Steinway Hall, London. 21.3.2018 (JB)
