United Kingdom Bach, St Matthew Passion: Mark Padmore (Evangelist); Stephan Loges (Christus); Soloists; Trinity Boys’ Choir; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Barbican Hall, London, 26.3.2016. (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
A Wonderful Exploration of Frauenliebe und –leben and Much More Besides
United Kingdom Schumann, interspersed with various songs by other composers: Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano); Malcolm Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.3.2016. (CC)
Llŷr Williams Meets the Hammerklavier
United Kingdom Beethoven: Llŷr Williams (piano), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 24.3.2016. (LJ)
A Tremendous Mahler 3 from Dudamel and the LA Phil
United Kingdom Mahler: Tamara Mumford (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus, Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Los Angeles Philharmonic/Gustavo Dudamel. Barbican Hall, London, 24.3.2016. (JPr)
A Scintillating Berio Concert Also Pays Tribute to ‘Max’
United Kingdom Berio: Nash Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, London, 22. 3.2016. (CC)
Dudamel’s Excellent Messiaen Performance Marred by Distracting “Visual Aids”
United Kingdom Messiaen: Joanne Pearce Martin (piano), Andrew Bain (horn), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 23.3.2016. (AS)
Magnificent Shostakovich from the Takács Quartet
Canada Haydn, Shostakovich, Beethoven: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre and Karoly Schranz, violins, Geraldine Walther, viola and András Fejér, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, 13.3.2016. (GN)
An Excellent and Engrossing Account of Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony
United Kingdom Mahler: Ailish Tynan (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.3.2016. (JPr)