United Kingdom Stravinsky, Rachmaninov: Jorge Luis Prats (piano), Anna Samuil (soprano), Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Andrei Bondarenko (baritone), London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 11.2.2015 (AS)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Philharmonia’s Principal Trumpet Players Step into the Spotlight
United Kingdom Brahms, Haydn, Vivaldi, Beethoven: Jason Evans & Alistair Mackie (trumpet), Philharmonia Orchestra, Christian Kluxen (conductor), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, 6.2.2015 (CS)
A Fine Lieder Recital from Simon Bode and Igor Levit
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven, and Rihm: Simon Bode (tenor), Igor Levit (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 8.2.2015 (MB)
A Very ‘Russian’ Performance of the Pathétique
United Kingdom Beethoven, Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky: Natalie Clein (cello), St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Dmitriev (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 9.2.2015 (AS)
Andris Nelsons in Mozart and Bruckner
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Paul Lewis (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 8.2.2105 (AS)
Entertaining Performances by the Firebird Orchestra
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Haydn, Rossini and Mozart: Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Firebird Orchestra, Jonathan Bloxham (conductor), King’s Place London, 8.2.2015 (CS)
Christopher Hogwood Remembered in Robert Levin/AAM Mozart Concert
United Kingdom Mozart: Academy of Ancient Music / Robert Levin (conductor and forte-piano), Barbican Hall, London, 4.2.2015. (GD)
Musical Perfection from “Finest French Orchestra North of Calais”
United Kingdom Franck, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Ravel: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Gilbert Varga (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 06.02.2015 (SRT)