New Zealand Borodin, Shostakovich, Dvořák: Jacky Siu (cello), Auckland Youth Orchestra, Antun Poljanich (conductor), Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Forum North, Whangarei, New Zealand. 16.05.2015 (Pse)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Unorthodox Ott-Tristrano Piano Duo Excels in Transcriptions
United Kingdom Ravel, Debussy, Francesco Tristano, Stravinsky:Alice Sara Ott (piano), Francesco Tristano (piano), Queen Elizabeth, London 11.6.2015 (RB)
Storgårds Gives Impressive Readings of Nielsen’s First and Fourth Symphonies
United Kingdom Nielsen, Mahler, Nielsen: Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 9.5.2015 (MC)
Natasha Peremski Tackles Brahms’s First Piano Concerto
United Kingdom Brahms and Schubert: Natasha Peremski (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 9.6.2015 (AS)
Remarkable Beethoven Concerto from Emanuel Ax and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
United Kingdom Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Emanuel Ax (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.6.2015. (GD)
Philadelphia Orchestra Benefits from Nézet-Séguin’s Scrupulous Conducting
United Kingdom Muhly, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London. 6.6.2015 (GD)
James Ehnes and Marin Alsop: A Rewarding Combination of Relaxed Efficiency and Striving Energy
United Kingdom Bartók, Korngold and Rachmaninov: James Ehnes (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor), Barbican Hall London, 7.6.2015 (CS)
Impressive Performances of 17th Century Music from Blaze and Kenny
Dowland, Campion, Purcell, Kapsberger, Lawes, de Visée: Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute & theorbo), Great Hall, Dartington. 6.6.2015 (PRB) ‘Tis Nature’s Voice: Solo Song in Seventeenth-Century England Dowland: Clear or Cloudy The King of Denmark’s Galliard Can she excuse my wrongs? Preludium Captain Digorie Piper’s Galliard Fantasia Me, me and none but … Read more