United Kingdom DARBAR 2013: Transposed Rhythm and the Saraswati Veena Bernhard Shimplesberger (cajun/drums); Sukhad Munde (pakhawaj); Jayanthi Kumaresh (saraswati veena); Patri Satish Kumar (mridangham); R. N. Prakash (ghatam). Purcell Room, London 19.9.2013 (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Uniko: A Disappointing Work that Fails to Gel
United Kingdom Pohjonen/Kosminen Uniko The Kronos Quartet (David Carrington, John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola), Sunny Yong (cello)); Kimmo Pohjonen (accordion/voice); Samuli Kosminen (sampler). Barbican Hall, London 18.09.2013 (CC)
Nelsons Opens New CBSO Season with Riveting Le Sacre du Printemps
United Kingdom Wagner, Stravinsky: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kristine Opolais (soprano), Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 19.9.2013
Much to Admire in Denis Kozhukhin’s London Recital
United KingdomHaydn, Franck, Schubert, Hindemith, Brahms: Denis Kozhukhin (Piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 21.9.2013 (RB)
Holst Connections Abound in Concert of English Music
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Holst, Elgar, Arnold, Bliss: Paulina Voices /Heidi Pegler (conductor); St Paul’s Girls’ School Chamber Orchestra / Leigh O’Hara (conductor); Flowers Band / Paul Holland (conductor); All Saints’ Church, Cheltenham, 21.9.2013 (RJ)
An Impressive Recital by The Sitkovetsky Trio
United Kingdom Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schubert: The Sitkovetsky Trio (Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Wu Qian (piano), Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Wigmore Hall, London, 19.9.2013 (RB)
English Music Festival Ventures Westwards
United Kingdom Bliss, Vaughan Williams, Holst, Howells: Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin), Matthew Rickard (piano), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 20.9.2013 (RJ)
An Evening of Exceptional and Highly Imaginative Music Making
United Kingdom Bridge, Fauré, Debussy, Shostakovich: Adam Walker (Flute) Anthony Marwood (Violin) Lawrence Power (Viola) Steven Isserlis (Cello) Lucy Wakeford (Harp) Alexander Melnikov (Piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 17.9.2013 (RB)