United Kingdom Beethoven and Bruckner: Mitsuko Uchida (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 1.6.2017. (AS)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Haitink and the LSO’s Bruckner Lacks Auratic Glow
United Kingdom Bruckner: Sally Matthews (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo – soprano), Eric Cutler (tenor), Alessandro Spina (bass), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor) Chorus, Barbican Hall, London, 28.5.2017. (GD)
A Well-Contrasted and Well-Planned BBCNOW Concert Concludes the Vale of Glamorgan Festival
United Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan Festival [2] – Adams, Fitkin, Watkins: Sophie Westbrooke (recorder), Paul Watkins (cello), Apollon Musagète Quartet, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Tecwyn Evans (conductor). Vale of Glamorgan Festival at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 26.5.2017. (PCG)
Ideal Chamber Music-Making from the Zemlinsky Quartet
United Kingdom Zemlinsky, Janáček: Zemlinsky Quartet (František Souček & Petr Střížek [violins], Petr Holman [viola], Vladimír Fortin [cello]), Wigmore Hall London, 29.5.2017. (CS)
A Veritable Prospero of the Podium: Herbert Blomstedt with the Philharmonia in Canterbury
United Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven: Martin Helmchen (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, 28.5.2017. (CS)
Herbert Blomstedt’s Beethoven 7 is One of the Finest Again
United Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven: Martin Helmchen (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.5.2017. (GD)
Nicholas Daniel and Friends Provide an Oboe Aficionado’s Dream
United Kingdom Nicholas Daniel and Friends (Faculty Artist Series): Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Leslie Howard (piano), Katya Apekisheva (piano), Charles Owen (piano), musicians from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 25.05.2017 (CS)
Thomas Søndergård Has a Most Galvanising Impact on the RSNO
United Kingdom Sibelius, Mahler, Beethoven: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.5.2017. (SRT)