United Kingdom Elgar, Grieg, Brahms. Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Jac van Steen (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 25.2.2016 (JQ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO Explore Shakespeare in Music
United Kingdom Smetana, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Strauss: Simon Trpčeski (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 25.2.2016 (AS)
Sudbin’s Reading of the Scriabin Piano Concerto Beguiles Bournemouth Audience
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Berlioz: Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/ Alexander Vedernikov (conductor), The Lighthouse, Poole, 24.02. 2016. (IL)
Former Alumni of RNCM Give a Distinguished Performance of Handel’s Alcina
United Kingdom George Frederic Handel, Alcina (opera in three acts, 1735): Semi-staged concert performance, with piano accompaniment, of extracts from the opera given by recent alumni of the RNCM. Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. 23rd February 2016 (RF)
Daniele Gatti and the Philharmonia on their Mettle
United Kingdom Weber, Beethoven, Schumann: Roberto Cominati (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/ Daniele Gatti (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 21.2.2016. (RB)
Glanert’s Frenesia Displays Mastery of Huge Orchestral Forces
United Kingdom Schumann, Detlev Glanert, Beethoven: Hong Xu (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 21.02.16 (GD)m
Holst Singers Negotiate Rachmaninov Vespers with Skill and Fervour
Rachmaninov: Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor). Merton College Chapel, Oxford 20.2.16
Thoughtful and Thought-Provoking Mozart from David Fray
United Kingdom Ravel, Debussy and Mozart: David Fray (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/Alain Altinoglu (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.2.2016. (CS)