United Kingdom Penderecki, Shostakovich: Radovan Vlatkovic ( horn) London Philharmonic Orchestra Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.10.2015 (GD)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
SCO Luxurious Sound in Brahms Contrasts with Vogt’s Flamboyant Schumann
United Kingdom Schumann & Brahms: Lars Vogt (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.10.2015 (SRT)
A Fine Dvořák Performance but a Puzzling Approach to Rachmaninov
United Kingdom Smetana, Rachmaninov, Dvořák: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 15.10.2015 (AS)
Minczuk Introduces Cardiff to Contemporary Brazilian Music
United KingdomFiesta Sinfonica! Brazil – Santoro, Guerra-Peixe, Villa-Lobos, Levy, Fernândez: Jean Louis Steuerman (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Roberto Minczuk (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 9.10.2015 (PCG)
The Belcea Quartet Continue Their Twentieth Anniversary Celebrations
United Kingdom Mozart, Webern, Schubert: Belcea Quartet, Valentin Erben (cello), Wigmore Hall, London, 11.10. 2015 (RB)
Student Musicians Offer a Fine Tribute to Welsh composer Mervyn Burtch
United Kingdom Mervyn Burtch (1929-2015): Connor Fogel (piano), Hannah Scott (flute), Sophie Levi (voice), Ella O’Neill (piano), Michael Gibbs (French horn), Emma Cayeux (piano), Sioned Evans (piano), Alis Huws (harp), Jessica Robinson (voice), Sophie Silverstone & Felix Lo (violins), Lily Rogers (viola), Gemma Connor (cello), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 7.10,2015 (GPu)
UK Premiere of an Intriguing Major Score by Philippe Manour at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Bach-Kurtág, Busoni, Manoury: Andreas Grau, Götz Schumacher (pianos), Experimental Studio des SWR (José Miguel Fernandez (sound direction), Dominik Kleinknecht (technician)). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.10.2015 (MB)
Authenticity Breeds Originality in the Hands of the London Haydn Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn: London Haydn Quartet [Catherine Manson (first violin), Michael Gurevich (second violin), James Boyd (viola), Jonathon Manson (cello)], Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 29/09/15 (LJ).