United Kingdom Schubert and Beethoven: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.10.2014
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Fabien Gabel and the RPO on Good Form
United Kingdom Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius: Natasha Paremski (piano,) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabien Gabel (conductor) Cadogan Hall, London 14.10.2014 (RB)
Enthralling Performances by Ensemble Modern
United Kingdom Cerha, Petraškevičs, Schöllhorn, and Schoenberg: Ensemble Modern [Jagdish Mystry, Giorgos Panagiotidis, Corinna Canzian, Diego Ramos Rodriguez (violins), Megumi Kasakawa, Patrick Jüdt (viola), Eva Böcker, Michael M. Kasper (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 10.10.2014 (MB)
Powerful and Stirring Schubert from Maltman and Johnson
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – The Schubert Project. Settings of Schiller and Goethe: Christopher Maltman (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 14.10.2014
Juan Martin and El Chaparro’s West-Eastern Divan Seduces Swansea’s Hispanophiles
United KingdomDos Guitarras Malaguenas: Juan Martin and El Chaparro de Malaga (guitars), Taliesin Theatre, Swansea, 12.10.2014 (LJ).
Worthing’s Appetite for Rarities Sustained
United Kingdom Grieg, Glazunov, Ireland, Dvorak, Carwithen Holst: Jess Gillam (saxophone), Anthony Hewitt (piano), Worthing Symphony Orchestra, John Gibbons (conductor), Assembly Hall, Worthing, 12.10.2014 (RB)
Disappointing Start to Nielsen Symphonic Cycle
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Nielsen: Augustin Hadelich (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 11.10.2014 (GD)
Time Stands Still in Philharmonia’s Evocation of Past Wars
United Kingdom Britten, Elgar, Vaughan Williams: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, 11.10.2014