United Kingdom Mozart: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, violins; Veronika Hagen, viola; Clemens Hagen, cello). Wigmore Hall, London, 26.1.2015 (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Last-Minute Substitutes Deliver the Goods in Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
United Kingdom Berlioz, Liszt and Bartók: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Ildikó Komlósi (mezzo-soprano), Sir Willard White (bass), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 27.1.2015 (AS)
A Slimmed-Down Mozart Piano Concerto is a Delight.
United Kingdom Suk, Shostakovich, Schubert, Mozart. Fitzwilliam Quartet [Lucy Russell (violin), Marcus Barcham-Stevens (violin), Alan George (viola), Heather Tuach (cello)] Anna Tilbrook (piano) Hall One, Kings Place, London. 25.1.2015 (LB)
Carducci Quartet Begin an Epic Journey
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Reich: The Carducci Quartet [Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming (violins), Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola), Emma Denton (cello)], Tithe Barn, Syde, Gloucestershire, 24.1.2015. (RJ)
Photo (c) Tom Barnes
MacGregor Traces Her Musical Development with Personal Selection of Works
United Kingdom Bach, Shostakovich, Chopin, Ives, Monk, Piazzolla, Pärt: Joanna MacGregor (piano), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 23.1.2015. (CR)
The LSO on Top Form for Robin Ticciati
United Kingdom Hosokawa, Ravel and Mahler: Simon Trpčeski (piano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 25.1.2015 (AS)
A Fine Recital from Benjamin Grosvenor
United Kingdom Rameau, Bach-Busoni, Franck, Chopin, Granados, Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Barbican Hall, London, 23.1.2015 (RB)
Rare Mozart Played Compellingly and Empathetically by Razumovsky Ensemble
United Kingdom Mozart: Razumovsky Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, London 20.1.2015 (GC)