United Kingdom Strauss, Cuéllar, Zhislin, Shostakovich: Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet), Maria Meerovitch (piano), Richard Burrell (guitar), Yuri Zhislin (violin), Russian Virtuosi of Europe/ Yuri Zhislin (director), King’s Place London, 3.5.2015 (CS)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Schubert and His Circle Vividly and Perceptively Imagined by Iain Burnside
United Kingdom Iain Burnside: Why does the Queen die?, Milton Court Theatre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 3.5.2015 (CS)
A Colourful Concert from Pappano and the Royal Opera House Orchestra
United Kingdom Ravel, Chausson, Bernstein, Scriabin. Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 4.5.2015 (JPr)
Stunning Szymanowski from Nicola Benedetti
United Kingdom Glinka, Szymanowski, Mussorgsky, Ravel Nicola Benedetti (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/Krzysztof Urbanksi (conductor) Barbican Hall, London, 3.5.2015 (RB)
An Enterprising Programme Not Rewarded by the Full House it Deserved
United Kingdom Herrmann, Eisler, Stravinsky, Dvořák and Korngold: Michael Petrov (cello), City of London Sinfonia/Michael Collins (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 2.5.2015 (AS)
Ibragimova and Tiberghien Survey Mozart’s Extraordinary Violin Sonatas
United Kingdom Mozart: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cedric Tiberghien (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 30.4.20 15 (GD)
Mixed Performances of Iconic Works by Berlioz and Dvořák
United Kingdom Berlioz & Dvořák: Jian Wang (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Nikolaj Znaider (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 29.4.15 (GR).
World War Two Setting for Oxford’s Così fan tutte
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte – Opera in two acts: Soloists, Oxford Philomusica & Echoris choir / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), New Theatre, Oxford, 1.5.2015 (CR)