United Kingdom Monteverdi: Soloists, Goldsmiths Choral Union, Hertfordshire Baroque Soloists, QuintEssential Sackbut & Cornett Ensemble/Brian Wright (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 16.3.2016. (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
An Unsettling, Thought-Provoking Reflection on War and Conflict
United Kingdom Drums and Guns: Cast from Royal Irish Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Juillard School, Iain Burnside and Conor Hanratty (directors), Milton Court Theatre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 12.3.2016 (CS)
Much to Admire in Benjamin Moser’s Wigmore Hall Recital
United Kingdom Grieg, Scriabin, Ravel, Debussy, Prokofiev: Benjamin Moser (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 12.3.2016. (RB)
Assured Performances by the Aquinas Piano Trio
United Kingdom Thomas Hyde, Mendelssohn, Brahms: Aquinas Piano Trio (Ruth Rogers [violin], Katherine Jenkinson [cello], Martin Cousin [piano]), Kings Place, London, 13.3.2016 (CS)
The Music of The Wild West Comes to the Royal Albert Hall
United Kingdom Western Music in Concert: Michael Peterson and Kaitlyn Lusk (vocalists), 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Ludwig Wicki (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.3.2016. (JPr)
A Rare Chance to Hear Zemlinsky’s Opulent Die Seejungfrau
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Zemlinsky: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.3.2016. (RB)
Compelling, Individual Pianism from Evgeny Kissin
United Kingdom Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Albéniz, Larregla: Evgeny Kissin (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 10.3.2016 (AS)
Persuasion and Silky Swagger from Ibragimova in Schumann Concerto
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.03.2016 (SRT)