United Kingdom Various composers, Heroes & Heroines – Katrina Sheppeard (soprano), Warwick Fyfe (baritone), Kelvin Lim (piano): Australia House, London. 24.6.2016. (JPr)
Two Fine Australian Singers Show Their Mettle in London
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Dartington Hosts Concert of Mainly Arab Music for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
United Kingdom Purcell, Rahim, El Dabh, Okba, Glatz, Handel, Roustom, Sidiq, Hankash, Rahbani Brothers, Al Atrash, Rahbani: Marcus Broome (leader and solo violin), Louai Alhenawi (nay), Jak Berry (flute), Julia Munn (clarinet), Merit Ariane Stephanos (voice), Dartington Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Butterworth (conductor), Great Hall, Dartington. 22.5.2016 (PRB)
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John Lill Displays Undemonstrative Lyricism with Moscow State SO
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: John Lill (piano), Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Pavel Kogan (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.5.2016 (SRT)
The Hen is Part of a Proverbial Curate’s Egg
United Kingdom Haydn, Nielsen: Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Philharmonia Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.5.2016. (GD)
Concert Draws Out Similarities and Contrasts between Composers Vasks and Metcalf
United Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan Festival 5 – Vasks, Metcalf: Maxim Rysanov (viola), Alice Neary (cello), members of BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Edwin Outwater (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 20.5.2016. (PCG)
Impressive Chipping Campden Debut for Faust and Bezuidenhout
United Kingdom Bach: Isabelle Faust (violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord), Chipping Campden International Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 20.5.2016. (RJ)
Lugansky Gives Thrilling but Unshowy Performance of Prokofiev’s Second Concerto
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.5.2016. (SRT)
Pappano’s Mahler Sixth: A Fireball of Energy and Passion
United Kingdom Shostakovich and Mahler: Viktoria Mullova (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 19.5.2016 (CS)