United Kingdom Beloved Friend: Tchaikovsky Project: Kirill Gerstein (piano); BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.10.2016. (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Tomáš Hanus and WNO Perform Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony Stupendously Well
United Kingdom Mahler: Rebecca Evans (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Community Chorus / Tomáš Hanus (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 2.10.2016. (PCG)
Von Otter Celebrates Shakespeare in Song at Oxford Liederfest
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Shakespeare in Song: Purcell, Schubert, Berlioz, Debussy, Sibelius, Korngold, Britten, Tippett, Porter, Wainwright: Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano), Simon Robson (reader), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 24.10.2016. (CR)
Persuasive, Expressive and Resolute Shostakovich 10 from Storgårds and BBC Phil
United Kingdom Nielsen, Maxwell Davies, Shostakovich: Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Saturday 22.10.2016. (MC)
Superlative Recital from Prégardien and Schnackertz at Oxford Liederfest
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – The Schumann Project – Robert Schumann, Bruch, Liszt: Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Christoph Schnackertz (piano), St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford 22.10.2016. (CR)
French Musicians Bring Vividly to Life the Music of Spain’s Golden Age
United Kingdom Luis de Briceño: Le Poème Harmonique/Vincent Dumestre (conductor, guitar), Claire Lefilliâtre (soprano), Isabelle Druet (mezzo-soprano), Mira Glodeanu (violin), Lucas Peres (viol), Françoise Enock (violone), Marie Bournisien (harp), Thomas Boysen (guitar), Thor-Harald Johnsen (guitar), Joël Grare (percussion)
Jennifer Pike Raises Level of Tchaikovsky Concert with her Lyricism
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky: Jennifer Pike (violin), Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.10.2016. (SRT)
The London Chamber Orchestra Salute Shakespeare – and Walton
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Walton: Bertrand Chamayou (piano); Simon Harrison (narrator); London Chamber Orchestra; Choir of Royal Holloway; Choristers of New College Oxford/Christopher Warren-Green (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 20.10.2016. (RB)