United States Mahler, Melillo, Tchaikovsky: Dancing Wheels Company, Bobby Wesener (choreographer), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, Canton, Ohio, 21.11.2015 (TW)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Welsh Tribute to Scottish Composers Separated by Five Centuries
United Kingdom Carver, MacMillan: Welsh Camerata, Andrew Wilson-Dickson (conductor), St Catherine’s Church, Pontypridd, 28.11.2015 (PCG)
Rising Stars Rana and Mälkki Perform a Superb Concert
United Kingdom Liadov, Prokofiev, Sibelius: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Beatrice Rana (piano), Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.15. (RB)
Craig Ogden Saves the Day and Wins Over his Audience
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Barber, Mozart, Rodrigo: Craig Ogden (guitar), Royal Northern Sinfonia, Bradley Creswick (leader/director), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 29.11.2015 (SRT)
BBC NOW’s Final Fiesta Sinfónica Has Audience Appeal
United Kingdom ¡Fiesta Sinfónica! – Márquez, Mortet, Schifrin, Revueltas: Matthew Featherstone (flute), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Eduardo Portal (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 27.11.2015 (PCG)
Cultivated Playing from Augustin Hadelich
Austria Haydn, Adès, and Mendelssohn: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Musikverein, Vienna, 24.11.2015 (MB)
Rachel Podger and Friends Bring Some Glorious Music to Brecon
United Kingdom Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John Passion:Nils Giebelhausen (tenor, Evangelist), Nicholas Gedge (Christus, bass), Alison Hill (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Giles Underwood (bass), Orchestra of Brecon Baroque, Choirs of Brecon Cathedral, Mark Duthie (conductor), Brecon Cathedral, 23.10. 2015. (GPu)
Organ Recital Examines Three Candidates for Kuhnau’s Post in Leipzig
Bach, Kuhnau, Graupner, Telemann: James Johnstone (organ). Brecon Cathedral. 24.10.2015