United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky Nikolai Lugansky (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor) Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.11.2014 (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
The Belcea String Quartet Explore the Viennese Chamber Music Tradition
United Kingdom Mozart, Berg and Brahms: The Belcea String Quartet [Corina Belcea & Axel Schacher (violins), Krzysztiof Chorzelski (viola), Antoine Lederlin (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 4.11.2014 (CS)
Renaud Capuçon Launches his Beethoven Sonata Cycle Impressively
United Kingdom Beethoven: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Frank Braley (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 6.11.2014 (MB)
Two Soloist-Directors Make Their Mark in Two Concertos
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Mozart, Beethoven: Alexander Janiczek (violin/director), Llŷr Williams (piano/director), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 6.11.2014 (SRT)
Sweet Music to the Ear at Sunset
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – The Schubert Project (3). The Abendröte Cycle & Der Liedler: Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Eugene Asti (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 18.10.2014. (MH)
Savagery, Menace and Sardonic Jubilance in Shostakovich’s Tenth
United Kingdom Liadov, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Leticia Moreno (violin), St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra /Yuri Temirkanov (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 4.11.2014 (MC)
Russian Concert Upstaged by Soloist’s Encore
United Kingdom Glinka, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky: Julia Fischer (violin),. Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakob Hrusa (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.11.2014 (GD)
Superlative Playing by Young Musicians from the Midlands
United Kingdom Turnage, Vaughan Williams, Holst: John Mark Ainsley (tenor), CBSO Youth Chorus, CBSO Youth Orchestra / Ben Gernon (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 2.11.2014. (RD)
