United Kingdom Various – Edwardian Summer: Welsh Camerata, Andew Wilson-Dickson (piano* and director), Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff, 30.6.2017. (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
German Adventures—Romance and Conflict
United Kingdom Strauss, Wagner, Weill: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), BBC Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 28.6.2017. (RBa)
Tales of Travel Season Culminates in Rare Outing for Korngold Symphony
United Kingdom Bartók, Prokofiev, Korngold: Beatrice Rana (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales /B Tommy Andersson (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 23.6.2017. (PCG)
‘Entirely Musician’: High Romantic Passion Abounds in Llŷr Williams’ Recital
United Kingdom Various, Llŷr Williams (piano). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 15.6.2017. (GPu)
The Monastery’s Acoustics and Hard Walls Marred the Appreciation on the Concert
United Kingdom Verdi: Soloists, St. George’s Singers with the Sheffield Chorale, Stockport Symphony Orchestra / Neil Taylor (conductor). Manchester Monsatery, 25.6.2017. (RJF)
Telemann Honoured in Style by Florilegium
United Kingdom Telemann 250th Anniversary Concert: Florilegium [Marta Goncalves (flute); Bojan Cicic, Magdalena Loth-Hill (violins); Elitsa Bogdanova (viola); Jennifer Motsches (cello); Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba); Carina Cosgrove (double-bass); Pawel Siwczak (harpsichord/chamber organ)] / Ashley Solomon (flute/director) with Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.6.2017. (CC)
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla’s CBSO make Petrushka ‘Snap and Fizz’
United Kingdom Aldeburgh Festival [2] – Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky: Trio Isimsiz (Michael Petrov, cello; Erdem Misirlioglu, piano; Pablo Hernan Benedi, violin); City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Aldeburgh Music Festival, 18.6.2017. (CF)
Excellent Elijah from Three Spires Singers and Truro Choral Society
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Anita Watson (soprano), Catherine Carby (mezzo-soprano), Alexander James Edwards (tenor), Christopher Cull (baritone), Lucy Wallis (girl chorister), Three Spires Singers, Truro Choral Society, Truro Cathedral Choir Girl Choristers and Orchestra / Christopher Gray (conductor), Truro Cathedral. 24.6.2017. (PRB)
