United Kingdom RSNO Christmas Concert: Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Bell (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.12.2015. (SRT)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Cecilia Bartoli and Rolando Villazón Raise the Roof Eventually at the Barbican
United Kingdom Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini – Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) and Rolando Villazón (tenor): Pier Luigi Fabretti (oboe), Orchestra La Scintilla of the Zurich Opera /Ada Pesch (concertmaster). Barbican Hall, London, 18.12.2015. (JPr)
Attempted Completion of Bruckner’s Ninth is a Sad Let Down
United Kingdom Beethoven and Bruckner: Maria João Pires (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 16.12. 2015 (AS).
Northern Lights Shine Brightly from the BBC NOW under Andersson’s Baton
United Kingdom Nystroem, Stenhammar, Rautavaara, Leifs, Sibelius: Christian Ilse Hadland* (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, B Tommy Andersson (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 15.12.2015. (PCG)
An Enjoyable if not Hugely Memorable Messiah
United Kingdom Handel, Messiah Carolyn Sampson (soprano); Iestyn Davies (countertenor); Allan Clayton (tenor); Robert Davies (bass); Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia/Eamonn Dougan. Barbican Hall, London, 15.12.2015 (CC)
Cultivated, Highly Poetic and Imaginative Playing from Arcadi Volodos
United Kingdom Brahms, Schubert: Arcadi Volodos (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 14.12.2015. (RB)
A Rare Chance to Hear Waltraud Meier in Recital in London
United Kingdom Mahler and Wagner – Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Breinl (piano): Wigmore Hall, London 15.12.2015. (JPr)
Alan Gilbert’s Stylish Debut with The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
United Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven and Haydn: Inon Barnatan (piano), The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 13.12.2015. (AS)