United Kingdom Escaich, Haydn, Beethoven: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 20.4.2017. (SRT)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
The Basel Chamber Orchestra Excel in Martin and Bartók
United Kingdom Bach, Mendelssohn, Martin, Bartók: Daniel Hope (violin), Basel Chamber Orchestra, Anders Kjellberg Nilsson (leader), Wigmore Hall, London. 18.4.2017. (LB)
Bornkamp’s Saxophone Recital Prompts Mixed Feelings
United Kingdom Combelle, Rosenthal, Schulhoff, Hindemith: Arno Bornkamp (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), Catherine Milledge (piano) Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 17.3.2017. (GPu)
Nicholas Daniel and the Britten Sinfonia Unveil Brian Elias’ Oboe Quintet
United Kingdom Finzi, Brian Elias, Mozart: Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Britten Sinfonia (Jacqueline Shave & Miranda Dale [violins], Clare Finnimore & Dorothea Vogel [violas], Caroline Dearnley [cello], Wigmore Hall, London, 19.4.2017. (CS)
Student Brass Band Pays Fitting Tribute to Contemporary Composer Edward Gregson
United Kingdom Gregson: RWCMD Brass Band, Andrew Wareham and Edward Gregson (conductors). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 8.3.2017. (GPu)
Dante String Quartet and Mark Bebbington at St. Eustachius’ Church
United Kingdom Schubert, Wilson, Beethoven: Dante String Quartet, Mark Bebbington (piano), Tavistock Parish Church, 18.4.2017. (PRB)
Highly Accomplished and Intelligent Performances from Isabelle Faust and the OAE
United Kingdom Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Mozart: Isabelle Faust (violin), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Matthew Truscott (director), Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.4.2017. (CS)
An Account of the St John Passion that Brought Home the True Meaning of Easter
United Kingdom Bach: Soloists, Polyphony, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Stephen Layton (Conductor), St John’s Smith Square, London, 14.4.2017. (RB)