United Kingdom Roxburgh, Ireland, Anderson, Finzi, Gregson, Poulenc: James Noble (clarinet), Simon Callaghan (piano), Cheltenham Contemporary Concerts, Prince Michael Hall, Cheltenham, 16.2.2016. (RJ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Prokofiev and Rachmaninov Trump Tchaikovsky in BBC NOW’s St Valentine’s Day Concert
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev: Freddy Kempf (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 14.2.2016 (PCG)
Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan; Pupil and Teacher form a World-Class Partnership
United Kingdom Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, Rachmaninov: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Sergei Babayan (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 14.2.2016 (RB)
Stimulating Performances of Henze and Turnage but the Scharoun Ensemble Disappoint in Schubert
United Kingdom Henze, Turnage, Schubert: Scharoun Ensemble Berlin [Christophe Horak (violin), Rachel Smidt (violin), Micha Afkham (viola), Claudio Bohorquez (cello), Peter Riegelbauer (double bass), Alexander Bader (clarinet), Markus Weidmann (bassoon), Stefan de Leval Jezierski (horn). Wigmore Hall, London. 13.2.2016. (LB)
Prokofiev and Rachmaninov Trump Tchaikovsky in BBC NOW’s St Valentine’s Day Concert
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev: Freddy Kempf (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 14.2.2016. (PCG)
Interstellar Heroes & Aliens Thrill Bournemouth Audience
United Kingdom Bliss, J. Williams, Goldsmith, Horner, Giaccchino, Grainer, Philips, Rabin: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/ Pete Harrison (conductor), The Lighthouse, Poole, 13.2.2016 (IL)
Powerful, Intensely Focused Shostakovich from Brovtsyn
United Kingdom Glinka, Shostakovich, Mussorgsky: Boris Brovtsyn (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 14.2.2016. (SRT)
Jakub Hrůša’s Rather Earth-Bound Mahler Third
United Kingdom Mahler: Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Philharmonia Voices & Orchestra/Jakub Hrůša (conductor). LSO St Luke’s, London, 11.2.2016. (CC)