United Kingdom Welsh Foundations 3: Jack Liebeck (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Rumon Gamba (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 27.1.2017. (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Chloë Hanslip Shines in the Sibelius Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Sibelius: Chloë Hanslip (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Alexander Shelley (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 25.1.2017. (RB)
Much to Admire in an Intense Programme from Elisabeth Leonskaja
United Kingdom Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 26.1.2017. (CC)
Argerich and Papadopoulos Delight Audience with World Premiere and Russian Classics
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Giulia Monducci: Oxford Philharmonic; Martha Argerich (piano) / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 21.1.2017. (CR)
The City of London Sinfonia and Friends Dance with the Devil for Burns Night
United Kingdom CLoSer – The Devil’s Violin & Burns Night Ceilidh: City of London Sinfonia / Alexandra Wood (violin/director), Henry Webster (folk fiddler), Dan Walsh (banjo), Licence to Ceilidh, Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 25.1.2017. (CS)
Mercurial Grace: Pires and the SCO Sparkle in a pair of Mozart Piano Concertos
United Kingdom Dvořák, Mozart: Maria João Pires (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.1.2017. (SRT)
Jurowski’s Revelatory Account of Vaughan Williams’s Last Symphony
United Kingdom Kancheli, Martinů and Vaughan Williams: Isabelle van Keulen (viola), London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 25.1.2017. (AS)
Emanuel Rimoldi has something fresh to say and it’s worth hearing
United Kingdom Mozart, Schumann, Liszt and Rachmaninov: Emanuel Rimoldi (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 24.1.2017. (CS)