United Kingdom Wagner, Die Walküre (concert performance): Soloists and Saffron Opera Group Orchestra / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, 9.10.2016. (JPr)
Saffron Opera Group’s Ring Continues to Impress
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Swansea Festival Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster
United Kingdom Joseph Davies, Saint-Saëns, Geraint Lewis, Fauré: Louis Lortie (piano), Fflur Wyn (soprano), Neal Davies (baritone), BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales / Siân Edwards: (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 8.10.2016. (NR)
Festival Takes Flight with Outstanding Performance by the Brodsky
United Kingdom Borodin, Shostakovich, J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Beethoven: The Brodsky Quartet (Daniel Rowland, Ian Belton, violins; Paul Cassidy, viola; Jacqueline Thomas, cello), The George Hall, The Guildhall, Swansea, 4.10.2016. (GPu)
Mena Sustains Emotional Tension in Walton’s First Symphony
United Kingdom Elgar, Sibelius, Walton: Jennifer Pike (piano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Juanjo Mena (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 9.10.2016. (MC)
Søndergård Introduces Danish History into LPO Concert
United Kingdom Sibelius, Panufnik, Shostakovich: Sergej Krylov (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.10.2016. (GD)
Alfred Brendel and Dénes Várjon Offer Rather Different Views of the Liszt Piano Sonata
United Kingdom London International Piano Festival – Liszt: Alfred Brendel (speaker), Dénes Várjon (piano). Hall One, Kings Place, 7.10.2016. (MB)
Towering Impact and Individuality in Alwyn’s Third Symphony at Snape
United Kingdom Alwyn, Tchaikovsky, Walton: Jennifer Pike (violin), BBC Concert Orchestra/John Gibbons (conductor), Snape Maltings Concert Hall, 5.10.2016. (RB)
Hallé. Elder and Grosvenor Cover Themselves with Glory in Cardiff
United Kingdom Beethoven, Liszt and Dvořák: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.10.2016. (PCG)