United Kingdom Schnelzer, Ravel, and Bartók: Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.3.2015 (MB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
A Disappointing Evening with Camerata Salzburg and Ben Gernon
Bartók, Bruckner, and Mozart: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Camerata Salzburg, Ben Gernon (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 11.3.2015 (MB)
Camerata Salzburg Play the Right Music in the Wrong Order
United Kingdom Bartók, Mozart, Bruckner: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Camerata Salzburg / Ben Gernon (conductor), City Hall, Sheffield, 14.3.2015
Tugan Sokhiev Impresses with the Philharmonia
United Kingdom, Beethoven, Strauss and Brahms: Katy Woolley (horn), Philharmonia Orchestra, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 12.3.2015 (AS)
John Drinkwater’s Granddaughter Breathes New Life into His Poems
United Kingdom Quantz, Gaubert, Vaughan Williams, Grieg, Susie Self, Schumann, Quilter, Howells, Gurney, Kern, Gershwin: Susannah Self, Ellipsis [Melanie Ragge (oboe), Robert Manasse (flute), Susanna Stranders (piano)], Gloucester Music Society, St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester, 12.3.2015. (RJ)
A Mozart Requiem with Frayed Edges and a Successful Schubert Unfinished
United Kingdom Mozart, Schubert: Julia Kleiter (sop), Diana Haller (mezzo), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Michael Nagy (bass), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 12.03.2015 (SRT)
English Music Given a Welcome Airing by Andrew Manze and the LPO
United Kingdom Elgar, Ireland and Walton: Piers Lane (piano); London Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Manze (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 11.3.2015 (AS)
Kelemen Play Mozart and Tchaikovsky with Total Confidence and Conviction
United Kingdom Mozart, Tchaikovsky: Kelemen Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 9.3.2015. (GD)