United Kingdom Brahms: Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 23.3.2017. (AS)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Something Old, Something New: MacMillan conducts MacMillan
United Kingdom James MacMillan: The Sixteen, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Harry Christophers / Sir James MacMillan (conductors), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh 23.3.2017. (SRT)
Kozhukhin’s dazzling Rachmaninov Fourth Piano Concerto.
United Kingdom Adams, Rachmaninov, Bernstein, Gershwin: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor) The Lighthouse, Poole, 22.3.2017. (IL)
Intimations of Birdsong and Early Sibelius in a night of Czech Romanticism
United Kingdom Dvořák, Suk, Mozart: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Tomáš Hanus (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 19.3.2017. (PCG)
Lucidity and Pianistic Elegance from Pollini in Schoenberg and Beethoven
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Beethoven: Maurizio Pollini (piano), Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.3.2017. (GD)
Von Otter and Papadopoulos Infuse Their All-Schubert Program with Lyricism and Energy
United Kingdom Schubert: Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Oxford Philharmonic/Mario Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 18.3.2017. (CR)
An Enterprising and Very Fine Recital from Răzvan Suma and Rebeca Omordia
United Kingdom Delius, Ireland, Venables, Matthew-Walker and Enescu: Răzvan Suma (cello), Rebeca Omordia (piano), St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London, 17.3.2017. (AS)
Benjamin Zander’s Refreshing and Thought-Provoking Approach to Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven: Mei Yi Foo (piano), Rebecca Evans (soprano), Patricia Bardon (mezzo), Robert Murray (tenor), Derek Welton (baritone), Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra / Benjamin Zander. Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.3.2017. (CC)
