United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Bax: Rachel Kelly (mezzo), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / John Wilson (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 10.5.2017. (RBa)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Sir Andrew Davis Leads an Impressive Revival of The Beatitudes
United Kingdom Elgar and Bliss: Emily Birsan (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 12.5.2017. (AS)
Tetzlaff Siblings bring Fiery Delights to Brahms’ Double Concerto
United Kingdom Widmann, Brahms, Beethoven: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.5.2017. (SRT)
Yuja Wang on Scintillating Form in Tchaikovsky
United Kingdom Rossini, Tchaikovsky and Respighi: Yuja Wang (piano), Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roma / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 11.5.2017. (AS)
Steffens’s Bold and Noble Elgar First Symphony
United Kingdom Wagner, Schumann, Elgar: Yulianna Avdeeva (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor), The Lighthouse, Poole, 10.5.2017. (IL)
‘Passion and Despair’: A Promising First Wigmore Hall Recital from Lise Davidsen
United Kingdom Rosenblatt Recital – Lise Davidsen (soprano): Grieg, Cherubini, Richard Strauss, Verdi, Giordano, Mascagni, Sibelius, Weber and Wagner: James Baillieu (piano), Wigmore Hall, London. 9.5.2017. (JPr)
Unmannered and Straightforward Mahler from Salonen and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Bartók and Mahler: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.5.2017. (GD)
A Magnificent Event. The BBC Promotes a Full-Day Immersion in the Music of Edgard Varèse
United Kingdom Total Immersion: The Complete Edgard Varèse: Artists included BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor), Guildhall New Music Ensemble / Geoffrey Paterson (conductor), Fulham Symphony Orchestra / Marc Dooley (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 6.5.2017. (AS)
