United Kingdom Nielsen, Sibelius, Anders Hillborg, Tchaikovsky: Joshua Bell (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/Alan Gilbert (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 3.4.2016 (CS)
Joshua Bell’s Distinctive Way with Tchaikovsky
UK Concerts
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National Youth Wind Orchestra Take Audience’s Breath Away
United Kingdom Ginastera, Yu-Chou Chen, Bernstein, Mower, Kozhevnikov, Fletcher, Márquez: Paul Edmund-Davies (flute), National Youth Wind Orchestras / Rodney Winther (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham 2.4.2016. (RJ)
Vadim Gluzman Harks Back to a Golden Age of Violin Playing
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Brahms, Lena Auerbach, Tchaikovsky: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Angela Yoffe (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 1.4.2016. (CS)
Exhilarating but Brief Concert from Zukerman and Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Beethoven: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Pinchas Zukerman (violinist and conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 1.4.2016. (CR)
Nicholas Collon Joins the List of Champions for Mahler’s Tenth Symphony
United Kingdom Webern, Brahms, Mahler: CBSO Youth Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 31.3.2016 (JQ)
Impressive Virtuosity from the Hagner Sisters
United Kingdom Bartók, Schubert, Debussy & Saint-Saëns: Vivane Hagner (violin), Nicole Hagner (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 30.3.2016. (CS)
The Charm of Juan Diego Flórez Wins Over at the End of an Uneven Recital
United Kingdom Various composers – Rosenblatt Recital with Juan Diego Flórez (tenor): featuring Avi Avital (mandolin), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Ivan Gambini (percussion), Jean Gambini (double bass), Roberto Gargamelli, Luca Pecchia (guitar), Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini Orchestra / Christopher Franklin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.3.2016. (JPr)
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Technical and Musical Wizardry from Pinchas Zukerman and Angela Cheng
United Kingdom Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Angela Cheng (piano) Wigmore Hall, London. 28.03.2016 (LB)