United Kingdom Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Liszt. Angela Hewitt (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.10.2015 (CC)
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Isabelle Faust Sprinkles Stardust on Berg’s Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Brahms & Berg: Isabelle Faust (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 08.10.2015 (SRT)
Keen-Edged Playing from Dresden Philharmonic in Cardiff
Wagner, Rachmaninov, Brahms. Andrei Korobeinikov (piano), Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra of Wales, Michael Sanderling (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.10.2015 (PCG) Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude (1868)| Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No 1, Op.1 Brahms – Symphony No 4, Op.98 For the second concert in the Rachmaninov series at St David’s Hall we were visited by the Dresden … Read more
I>A Gesture of Friendship Heralds the 10th Malcolm Arnold Festival
Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th October 2015, Royal & Derngate, Northampton)
A Gesture of Friendship Heralds the 10th Malcolm Arnold Festival
Thrilling Brahms and Saint-Saëns from Bournemouth S.O.
United Kingdom Weber, Brahms, Saint-Saëns: Louis Lortie (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor), The Lighthouse, Poole, 7/10/15 (IL)
A Well Deserved Tribute to Michael Kennedy
United Kingdom The Michael Kennedy Memorial Concert – Verdi, Bizet, Mozart, Mahler, Wagner, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Wood, Elgar, R Strauss: Soloists, Hallé & BBC Philharmonic Orchestras/Sir Mark Elder & Sir Andrew Davis (conductors), Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall, Manchester, 5.10.15 (RJW)
Dresden’s “Other” Orchestra Makes its Mark in London
United Kingdom Wagner, Rachmaninov, Brahms: Andrei Korobeinikov (piano), Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra/Michael Sanderling (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 5.10.2015 (AS)
A Stimulating Recital from Jane Sheldon and Zubin Kanga
United Kingdom Berg, Schoenberg, Sdraulig, Lachenmann: Jane Sheldon (soprano), Zubin Kanga (piano). Performance Space, City University, London, 6.10.2015 (MB)