United Kingdom Elgar, Shostakovich:Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Simon Callow (speaker), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.2.2015 (JQ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Concert of Baltic Music Lacks Dynamic Contrast and Shading
Tubin, Pärt, Vasks: Baiba Skride (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Anu Tali (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 10.2.2015 (PCG)
The Latest Instalment of Rachmaninoff Inside Out is a Decidedly Mixed Bag
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Alexander Ghindin (piano); London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vassily Petrenko. Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.2.2015 (CC)
Exceptional Chamber Music from the Berlin Philharmonic Octet
United Kingdom Nielsen, Berwald, Schubert. Berlin Philharmonic Octet [Daishin Kashimoto (violin), Romano Tommasini (violin), Amihai Grosz (viola), Christoph Ingelbrink (cello), Esko Laine (double bass), Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Stefan Dohr (horn), Mor Biron (bassoon).] Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London. 13.2.2015 (LB)
The UK Première of The Last Days of Socrates
United Kingdom Beethoven and Brett Dean: Sir John Tomlinson (bass), Robert Johnston (tenor), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 13.2.2015. (JPr)
Grzegorz Nowak Impresses in “Valentine’s Classics”
United Kingdom Mozart, Delius, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Bizet: Robert Davidovici (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Grzegorz Nowak (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 13.2.2015 (AS)
Picard and RSNO Offer a Splendid Valentine’s Night Out for Scottish Lovers
United Kingdom De Falla. Chabrier, Rodrigo, Bizet, Williams, Morricone, Barry, Ginastera: Romantic Valentine’s Concert: Xavier de Maistre (harp), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jean-Claude Picard (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13.02.2015 (SRT)
More Memorable Sibelius from Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker
United Kingdom Sibelius: Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall London, 12.2.2015 (CS)