United Kingdom Bartók, Stravinsky: London Symphony Orchestra/Valery Gergiev (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 18.10.2015 (AS)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Dream Team of Connolly and Johnson Open Oxford Lieder Festival
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Schubert, Brahms, Wolf. Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano): Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 16.10.2015 (CR)
Benjamin Dwyer’s Intriguing Britten Homage Unveiled by the Fidelio Trio
United Kingdom Beethoven, Benjamin Dwyer, Ravel: Fidelio Trio (Mary Dullea [piano], Adi Tal [cello], Darragh Morgan [violin]), King’s Place, London, 11.10.2015 (CS)
The Melos Sinfonia Offers a Mixed Experience at St Luke’s
United Kingdom Na’ama Zisser, Mahler and Beethoven: Ross Ramgobin (baritone), Melos Sinfonia/ Oliver Zeffman (conductor), Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, London, 16.10.2015 (AS)
Penderecki Gives Exhilarating Accounts of Shostakovich ….. and Penderecki
United Kingdom Penderecki, Shostakovich: Radovan Vlatkovic ( horn) London Philharmonic Orchestra Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.10.2015 (GD)
SCO Luxurious Sound in Brahms Contrasts with Vogt’s Flamboyant Schumann
United Kingdom Schumann & Brahms: Lars Vogt (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.10.2015 (SRT)
A Fine Dvořák Performance but a Puzzling Approach to Rachmaninov
United Kingdom Smetana, Rachmaninov, Dvořák: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 15.10.2015 (AS)
Minczuk Introduces Cardiff to Contemporary Brazilian Music
United KingdomFiesta Sinfonica! Brazil – Santoro, Guerra-Peixe, Villa-Lobos, Levy, Fernândez: Jean Louis Steuerman (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Roberto Minczuk (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 9.10.2015 (PCG)