United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Borodin: Alice Sara Ott (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 18.11.2016. (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Czech Musicians Bring Sparkle to Smetana, Shostakovich and Dvořák
United Kingdom Smetana, Shostakovich, Dvořák: Natalie Clein (cello), Czech National Symphony Orchestra / Libor Pešek & Heiko Mathias Förster (conductors), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.11.2016 (SRT)
Ashkenazy and the Phihlarmonia: A Potent Partnership
United Kingdom Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Alice Sara Ott (piano); Philharmonia Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.11.2016. (CC)
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla’s Honeymoon as Osborn Music Director of CBSO Given the Green Light
United Kingdom Šerkšnytė, Haydn, Mahler: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 16.11.2016. (GR)
Schumann Provides the Highlight in Imogen Cooper’s Rather Mixed Recital
United Kingdom Janáček , Schumann, Falla, Debussy, Albeniz: Imogen Cooper (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 17.11.2016. (AS)
The London Premiere of Beat Furrer’s Remarkable FAMA
United Kingdom Beat Furrer, FAMA: Isabelle Munke (actress), Eva Furrer (contrabass flute), EXAUDI, James Weeks (chorus master), Sophie Motley (staging advisor), London Sinfonietta, Beat Furrer (conductor). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 11.11.2016. (MB)
Ginastera’s Contrasting Piano Concertos Accompany a Basque’s Tribute to Cervantes’ Doleful Knight
United Kingdom Ginastera, Guridi: Xiayin Wang (piano); BBC Philharmonic / Juanjo Mena (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays. 15.11.2016. (RB)
A Thoroughly Refreshing Evening with Ensemble 360
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann: Ensemble 360 [Benjamin Nabarro and Claudia Ajmone-Marsan (violins), Ruth Gibson (viola), Gemma Rosefield (cello), Sam Coles (flute), Adrian Wilson (oboe) and Tim Horton (piano)] Wigmore Hall, London, 11.11.2016. (LB)