United Kingdom Bartók, Bach, Liszt. Kirill Gerstein (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 14.5.2015 (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Diversity of Works at Atmospheres New Music Festival 2015
United Kingdom Alex Corlett, Ray Leung, Marianna Filippi, Amy Willock Nathan Jones and others: Various performers, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 125.2015 (PCG)
Richard Uttley’s Piano Recital: The Ideal Antidote to an Election!
United Kingdom Bach, Kaner, and Beethoven: Richard Uttley (piano). St John’s, Smith Square, London, 7.5.2015 (MB)
Barbara Hannigan Excels with Voice and Baton
United Kingdom Mozart, Stravinsky, and Haydn: Britten Sinfonia, Barbara Hannigan (soprano & conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.5.2015 (MB)
Angularities and Charm in a Fascinating Modern French Chamber Music Concert
United Kingdom Debussy, Ravel, Schmitt: Dragonfly Ensemble [Marcia Crayford (violin), Susie Mészáros (viola), Moray Welsh (cello), Sarah Newbold (flute), Katherine Thomas (harp)], Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 8.5.2015.(GP)
Rare Musical Delights from the Hapsburg Dynasty at Chipping Campden
United Kingdom De Morales, Josquin des Prez, Crecquillon, Tallis, De la Rue, Gombert, Clemens non Papa, Lobo, Isaac: Stile Antico, Chipping Campden Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 11.5.2015. (RJ)
Muscular and Large Scale Beethoven Ninth from Kaspszyk
Schubert, Beethoven: Wioletta Chodowicz (soprano), Hannah Pedley (mezzo), Andrew Rees (tenor), Paul Carey Jones (baritone), Edinburgh Royal Choral Union, Warsaw Philharmonic, Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.5.2015 (SRT)
Isabelle Faust Plays Brahms with Staggering Insight and Clarity
United Kingdom Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Isabelle Faust, (violin). London Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 7.5.2015. (GD)