United Kingdom Handel, Brahms, Weber, Bartók, Albéniz: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 11.9.2016. (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
The Last Night of the Proms Fails Fully to Ignite
United Kingdom Prom 75 – The Last Night of the Proms: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor); Duncan Rock (baritone); Francesca Chiejina, Eve Daniell, Lauren Fagan & Alison Rose (sopranos), Claire Barnett-Jones, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Anna Harvey & Katie Stevenson (mezzo-sopranos), Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, Oliver Johnston, Joshua Owen Mills & James Way (tenors) and Bragi Jónsson, Benjamin Lewis, James Newby & Bradley Travis (baritones/basses); BBC Proms Youth Ensemble; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.9.2016. (CC)
(c) Chris Christodoulou
The Artea Trio’s Fresh and Significant Account of the Goldberg Variations
United Kingdom J.S. Bach: Artea String Trio (Thomas Gould [violin], Benjamin Roskams [viola], Ashok Klouda [cello]), Kings Place, London, 10.9.2016. (CS)
Sarah Connolly and Malcolm Martineau Open the Wigmore Hall’s New Season
United Kingdom Schumann, Mahler, Berlioz, Debussy and Poulenc: Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 9.9.2016. (JPr)
Gourlay Conducts Premiere of Cooke’s Last Symphony Alongside Unusual Schumann and Elgar
United Kingdom Cooke, Schumann, Elgar: Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), BBC Philharmonic/Andrew Gourlay (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 7.9.2016. (RB)
Christian Thielemann Brings the Staatskapelle Dresden to the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 71 – Mozart, Bruckner: Daniil Trifonov (piano); Staatskapelle Dresden/Christian Thielemann (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.9.2016. (CC)
The Berlin Philharmonic’s Second Prom Fails to Live Up to Expectations
United Kingdom Prom 66 – Anderson, Dvořák, Brahms: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle (Conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London. 3.9.2016. (LB)
Absolute Delight at the Final Proms Chamber Music Concert
United Kingdom Proms Chamber Music 8 – Purcell/Britten, Mendelssohn, Quilter: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Joseph Middleton (piano), Cadogan Hall, London, 5.9.2016. (RB)