United Kingdom Dvořák, Mendelssohn, Beethoven: Henning Kraggerud (violin), Welsh National Opera Orchestra / Tomáš Hanus (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 14.1.2018. (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
British Premiere of the Composite Genesis Suite from Rattle and the LSO
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Milhaud, Shilkret, Tansman, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Toch, and Bartók: London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.1.2018. (MB)
(c) Mark Allan/LSO
Brahms gets Intellectual and Emotional Coherence from the LMP and Romantic Expressivity from Benedetti
United Kingdom Beethoven, Brahms: Nicola Benedetti (violin), London Mozart Players / Leonard Elschenbroich (conductor), St. John’s Smith Square, London, 11.1.2018. (JPr)
(c) Michal Porecki
Vivid, Virtuosic Handel from Kožená and the LSO
United Kingdom Schubert, Mahler, Handel and Rameau: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 11.1.2018. (AS)
Sonia Prina is the Major Musical Presence at this Wigmore Extravaganza
United Kingdom Handel, Ferrandini, Bach, Locatelli, Vivaldi: Sonia Prina (contralto), Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin / Bernhard Forck (violin, director). Wigmore Hall, 11.1.2017. (CC)
Magnificent: Handel at his most real from Purves and Arcangelo
United Kingdom Christopher Purves sings Handel: Christopher Purves (baritone); Arcangelo / Jonathan Cohen (director/harpsichord). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 7.1.2018. (CC)
Sampson’s Clarity and Grace and Helsinki Baroque’s Sensitive and Clean Accompaniment
United Kingdom Telemann, Bach: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Helsinki Baroque Orchestra / Aapo Häkkinen (director/harpsichord). Wigmore Hall, London, 6.1.2018. (CC)
Inspired Programming is a Wonderful Way to Introduce Several Facets of Widmann
United Kingdom Schumann, Widmann, Mozart: Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Dénes Várjon (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 4.1.2018. (CC)
