UK Concerts

All concert reviews from the UK.

The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop Make a Colourful Return to the Proms

by

Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 51 – Marlos Nobre, Grieg, Villa-Lobos, Rachmaninov: Gabriela Montero (piano), São Paulo Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.8.2016. (RB)

prom-51-marin-alsop-osesp-bbc-mark-allan
Marin Alsop conducts the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. Photo credit: Mark Allan/BBC

Read more

Theatrics and Dazzling Stars in the Music Festival’s Final Weekend

by

AMFS_Horizontal_AspenGrad_RGB

United StatesUnited States Aspen (14) – Handel, Brahms, Currier, Ravel, Ginastera, Mohammed Fairouz, Falla, Haydn, Schubert, Feinberg, Skryabin, Chopin: Inon Barnatan (piano), Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano), Aspen Chamber Symphony, Siudy Flamenco Dance Theater, Edgar Meyer and Christian McBride (bass), Marc-André Hamelin (piano). Harris Hall, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen Art Museum. Aspen, Colorado, 18-20.8.2016. (HS)

Read more

Plenty of High Quality Music on the Festival Fringe

by

fringe2

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 (3) – Music Roundup – Week 2. 22.8.2016 (SRT)

When most music lovers think of the Edinburgh Festival they think of big touring opera productions, visiting orchestras at the Usher Hall or superstar recitalists at the Queen’s Hall; but if you look beyond the confines of the EIF and into the Fringe, then you’ll often find a lot of very high quality music out there too.

Read more

Volkov Leads a Concerted Projection of One of the Greatest Choral Masterpieces

by

Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 46 –  Grisey Mahler Mozart: Soloists, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.8.2016. (GD)

Prom 46_CR_BBC Chris Christodoulou_8
Louise Alder, Carolyn Sampson, Benjamin Hulett and Matthew Rose, BBC SSO, BBC Symphony Chorus
conducted by Ilan Volkov (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou

Read more