Second Day of Festival
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Magnificent Performances of Beethoven Sonatas from Llyr Williams
United Kingdom Beethoven: Llyr Williams (piano), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 8.10,2015 (GPu)
Lightness and Optimism in Carroll’s Playing of Elgar Cello Concerto
United Kingdom Swansea Festival 2015 – Wagner, Elgar, Beethoven: Thomas Carroll (cello), Dresden Philharmonic / Michael Sanderling (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 17.10.2015. (NR)
Valery Gergiev Signs Off from the LSO
United Kingdom Bartók, Stravinsky: London Symphony Orchestra/Valery Gergiev (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 18.10.2015 (AS)
Dream Team of Connolly and Johnson Open Oxford Lieder Festival
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Schubert, Brahms, Wolf. Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano): Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 16.10.2015 (CR)
Benjamin Dwyer’s Intriguing Britten Homage Unveiled by the Fidelio Trio
United Kingdom Beethoven, Benjamin Dwyer, Ravel: Fidelio Trio (Mary Dullea [piano], Adi Tal [cello], Darragh Morgan [violin]), King’s Place, London, 11.10.2015 (CS)
The Melos Sinfonia Offers a Mixed Experience at St Luke’s
United Kingdom Na’ama Zisser, Mahler and Beethoven: Ross Ramgobin (baritone), Melos Sinfonia/ Oliver Zeffman (conductor), Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, London, 16.10.2015 (AS)