United Kingdom Sibelius, Martinsson, Haydn: Lisa Larsson (soprano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Olari Elts (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 9.5.2015 (SRT)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Gavin Usher Brings Out the Best in His Musicians
United Kingdom Mozart, Strauss, Sibelius: Hallam Sinfonia, Ella Taylor, soprano, Hallam Sinfonia / Gavin Usher (conductor), High Storrs School, Sheffield, 9.5.2015 (JK)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Concludes Mini-Series with Magnificent Creation
United Kingdom Haydn, The Creation: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass-baritone), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Stephen Layton (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 8.5.2015. (PCG)
Vasily Petrenko’s Bleak but Compelling Vision of Mahler’s Tenth
United Kingdom Mozart, Mahler: Till Fellner (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.5.2015. (JPr)
Davis Makes Mahler Fourth ‘a Living, Breathing Organism’
United Kingdom Delius, Berg, Mahler: Erin Wall (soprano), Royal Scottish National Party, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 08.05.2015 (SRT)
Barbara Hannigan’s “Songs of Vienna”: An Enjoyable and Interesting Evening
United Kingdom Berg, Chausson, Mahler, Schoenberg, Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Jacqueline Shave (violin), Miranda Dale (violin), Clare Finnimore (viola), Iain Farrington (piano and harmonium), Mark Knoop (piano), Milton Court, Guildhall School of Music, London, 7.5.2015 (AS)
Dorothea Röschmann and Dame Mitsuko Uchida: An Exceptional Partnership
United Kingdom Schumann and Berg: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.5.2015 (MB)
The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists Return to Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Monteverdi, Schubert, Brahms. Francesca Aspromonte (soprano), Krystian Adam (tenor), Peter Davoren (tenor), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Wigmore Hall, London, 4.5.2015 (RB)