United Kingdom Grace Williams: Fflur Wyn (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Rees (tenor), Jason Howard (bass), Rowan Williams (narrator), members of National Youth Choir of Wales, Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Huw Morgan (trumpet), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tecwyn Evans (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1.3.2016 (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Tamara Stefanovich’s Utterly Compelling Advocacy of Three American Masters
United Kingdom Copland, Carter, and Ives: Tamara Stefanovich (piano). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 26.2.2016 (MB)
Gripping, High Drama in Chelsea Opera Group’s Il Trovatore
United Kingdom Verdi, Il Trovatore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group, Deborah Miles-Johnson (chorus master), Andrew Greenwood (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 28.2.2016. (RP)
Akiko Suwanai Makes a Fine Impression in Beethoven
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven and Dvořák: Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra,/Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 29.2.2016. (AS)
Sophie Bevan Shines in Bach and Handel
United Kingdom Bach, Handel: Sophie Bevan (soprano), Cecilia Bernardini (violin), Pamela Thorby (recorder), Catherine Latham (recorder), Dunedin Consort/John Butt (director/harpsichord), Wigmore Hall, London, 26.2.2016. (RB)
Ten Tors Orchestra Expands Musical Imagination in Gala Concert
United Kingdom Everson, Miranda, Visi, Baltas: Ten Tors Orchestra / Simon Ible (conductor), The House, Plymouth University, Plymouth. 27.2. 2016. (PRB)
Giltburg Pulls Out All the Stops in Rachmaninov’s Third
United Kingdom Shchedrin, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Boris Giltburg (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.2.2016. (SRT)
Thrilling Tchaikovsky Performances from Augustin Hadelich and Vasily Petrenko
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky: Augustin Hadelich (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra /Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.2.2016. (CS)