United Kingdom Bach, Bruckner: BBC Singers / James O’Donnell (conductor), Stephen Farr (organ), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam. Barbican Hall, London, 28.2.2015. (GD)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Eschenbach’s Conservative Concert with LPO Lacks Dynamism
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn: Ray Chan (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.2.2015
Cautious Exactitude and Daring Experimentation in Llyr Williams’ Beethoven Cycle Part 2
Beethoven: Llyr Williams (piano), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 21.2.2015 (LJ) Fantasia in G minor, Op 77 Piano Sonata in E major, Op 14 No. 1 Piano Sonata in G major, Op 14 No. 2 Six Variations on a Theme in F major, Op 34 Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op … Read more
An Impressive Wigmore Hall Debut by Antonii Baryshevskyi
United Kingdom Scarlatti, Ligeti, Chopin, Messiaen, and Schumann: Antonii Baryshevskyi (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.3.2015 (MB)
David Hill Deputises at Short Notice in French Repertoire
United Kingdom Debussy, Fauré and Duruflé: Nicole Cabell (soprano), Kelley O’Connor (mezzo-soprano), Duncan Rock (baritone), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, David Hill (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 1.3.2015 (AS)
The London Sinfonietta’s ‘Spectrum of Sound’
United Kingdom Haas, Xenakis, Levi, and Vivier: London Sinfonietta, André de Ridder (conductor). Purcell Room, London, 27.2.2015 (MB)
Plymouth’s Contemporary Music Festival Focuses on Biomusic
Kirke, Baltas, Casanova, Miranda: Ten Tors Orchestra / Simon Ible (conductor), Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University, Plymouth. 28.2.2015 (PRB) Alexis Kirke: Orchestra Processing Unit, Movement 1 and 2 Linas Baltas: DNA Anandi Sala Casanova: The Hidden Sea Eduardo Reck Miranda: Corpus Callosum Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival is now an annual … Read more
Mark Stone Gives Fine Interpretation of Suckling’s Candlebird Song Cycle
United Kingdom Mahler, Suckling, Brahms: Mark Stone (baritone), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 28.02.2015 (SRT)