UK Concerts – Page 49 – Seen and Heard International

RPO’s echo of Wagner’s 1877 ‘Grand Festival’ showcases Derek Welton, Peter Wedd and Rachel Nicholls

15/03/2024 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Icons Rediscovered: Wagner’s Grand Festival: Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Peter Wedd (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.3.2024 (CC)

Vasily Petrenko conducts tenor Peter Wedd and the RPO © Frances Marshall

Martyn Brabbins achieves symbiosis with the audience in Cardiff

12/03/2024 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Nielsen, Williams: Liya Petrova (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 9.3.2024. (PCG)

Martyn Brabbins conducts violinist Liya Petrova and the BBC NOW © Amy Campbell-Nichols

Beguiling Philharmonia programme crossing national borders and mixing musical genres

12/03/2024 by Christopher Sallon

United Kingdom Glinka, Kapustin, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov: Frank Dupree (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.3.2024. (CSa)

Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Philharmonia © Sisi Burn

Phenomenal Cambridge evening from masters of their art, Jasdeep Singh Degun and Harkiret Bahra

03/08/202409/03/2024 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Cambridge Music Festival: Jasdeep Singh Degun (sitar), with Harkiret Bahra (tabla). Pembroke College, Cambridge, 7.3.2024. (CC)

Harkiret Bahra (tabla) and Jasdeep Singh Degun (sitar) rehearsing.

The RPO play superbly for Charlotte Corderoy from what could be seen and heard at Cadogan Hall

07/03/2024 by Marc Bridle

United Kingdom Lyadov, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov: Martin James Bartlett (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Charlotte Corderoy (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 29.2.2024. (MBr)

Charlotte Corderoy rehearsing the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra © Tim Lutton

Bonfire of the Passions: Bernstein, Prokofiev and Bax in Northampton

05/03/2024 by Rob Barnett

United Kingdom Bernstein, Prokofiev, Bax: Joo Yeon Sir (violin), Northampton Symphony Orchestra / John Gibbons (conductor). Christ Church, Northampton, 2.3.2024. (RBa)

Potent mix of Americana, served up by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO

04/03/2024 by Chris Kettle

United Kingdom Gershwin, Harris, Adams: Kirill Gerstein (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 3.3.2024. (CK)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts pianist Kirill Gerstein and the LSO © Mark Allan

LPO’s graceful, grand scale Creation under Edward Gardner at the Royal Festival Hall

04/03/2024 by John Rhodes

United Kingdom Haydn, The Creation: Louise Alder (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Michael Mofidian (bass-baritone), London Philharmonic Choir (Artistic Director: Neville Creed), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.3.2024. (JR)

Haydn’s *The Creation* with Edward Gardner conducting the soloists, London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra © LPO

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