United Kingdom Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Victor Aviat (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 6.12.2017 (IL)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
An Intense Russian Extravaganza with the BBC Scottish SO
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), BBCSSO / Alexander Vedernikov (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 3.12.2017. (SRT)
Brilliance and Humanity Complement Each Other in Lilit Grigoryan’s Superb Recital
United Kingdom Bach/Busoni, Mendelssohn, Szymanowski, Beethoven, Rachmaninov: Lilit Grigoryan (piano), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 26.11.2017. (GPu)
Elusive New Piano Concerto Precedes Grandiose Bruckner
United States Sciarrino, Bruckner: Jonathan Biss (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Fabio Luisi (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 30.11.2017. (MSJ)
L’Arpeggiata Reveal the Inventiveness of the Baroque
United Kingdom Luigi Rossi, Maurizio Cazzati and Lorenzo Allegri, L’Arpeggiata: L’Arpeggiata ensemble / Christina Pluhar (director), Wigmore Hall, London 1.12.2017. (VV)
Dolce Duello: Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta Save the Best for Last at the Barbican
United Kingdom Various composers, Cecilia Bartoli & Sol Gabetta: Dolce Duello: Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Sol Gabetta (cello), Cappella Gabetta / Andrés Gabetta (concertmaster). Barbican Hall, London, 1/12/2017. (JPr)
Hearing this English Concert Live was Well Worth the Opportunity
United Kingdom Blow, Purcell, Handel, Bach – Welcome to all the pleasures: The Choir of New College, Oxford; The English Concert/Robert Quinney (director/harpsichord/organ) Wigmore Hall, London, 29.11.2017. (CC)
Vladimir Jurowski Rescues Eine Herbstsymphonie from Unjustified Neglect
United Kingdom Chausson, Respighi and Marx: Julia Fischer (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 29.11.2017. (AS)