United Kingdom Samling 20th Anniversary Concert: Kiandra Howarth (soprano), Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Benjamin Appl (baritone), Andrew Foster-Williams (baritone), James Baillieu (piano), Ian Tindale (piano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), James Garnon (actor). Wigmore Hall, London, 8.11.2016. (MB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Joyful Playing by Devon Baroque Despite Last Minute Substitutions
United Kingdom Handel, Corelli, Purcell, Vivaldi: Devon Baroque, Miriam Allan (soprano), Devon Baroque / Persephone Gibbs (Artistic Director), Andrew Wilson-Dickson (Director). Great Hall, Dartington, 13.11.2016. (PRB)
Ten Tors Orchestra Rebrands Itself with an Exhilarating Concert Inspired by Finzi
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Boyce, Finzi, Haydn: Elaine Cocks (clarinet), Peninsula Arts Sinfonietta / Simon Ible (conductor), Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth, 12.11.2016 (PRB)
Conductor Emeritus Tadaaki Otaka Makes Welcome Return to Cardiff
United Kingdom Ravel, Prokofiev, Mozart: Thomas Zehetmair (violin), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Tadaaki Otaka (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 10.11.2016. (PCG)
Very Satisfying Concert of Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Brahms From RLPO and Mandeal
United Kingdom Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Brahms: Ian Fountain (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Cristian Mandeal (conductor), Guild Hall, City of Preston, 13.11.2016. (MC)
The Impeccable Guiding Hand of François-Xavier Roth in Berlioz’s Grande messe des morts
United Kingdom Berlioz: Toby Spence (tenor), Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.11.2016. (AS)
Vengerov Performs Two Contrasting Violin Concertos with Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Beethoven & Eugene Birman: Maxim Vengerov (violinist), Oxford Philharmonic / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 10.11.2016. (CR)
Clein and Pešek Score Highly in their Compelling Dvořák Interpretations
United Kingdom Dvořák & Smetana: Natalie Clein (cello), Czech National Symphony Orchestra / Libor Pešek (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 9.11.2016. (GD)