United Kingdom Verdi Requiem: Hibla Gerzmava (soprano); Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo (mezzo); Joseph Calleja (tenor); Carlo Colombara (bass); Chorus & Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecila/Sir Antonio Pappano. Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.5.2014 (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Nelson Freire in Superlative Form
United Kingdom Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Chopin: Nelson Freire (piano) Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 19.5.2014 (RB)
Consummate Musicianship from James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong
United Kingdom Leclair, Strauss, Franck: James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano), King’s Place, London 17.5.2014 (CS)
Dvořák and Suk Conclude Bohemian Legends Series
United Kingdom Dvořák, Suk: Truls Mørk (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 15.5.2014. (GD)
Compelling Trajectory in Borenstein Premiere
United Kingdom Nimrod Borenstein, Tchaikovsky: Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violinist), Oxford Philomusica / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 17.5.2014 (CR)
A Refreshing Recital from Renée Reznek
United Kingdom Satie, Debussy, Harrison, Muyanga, Lynch, Holmeyr Renée Reznek (piano) The 1901 Arts Club, Waterloo, London, 15.5.2014 (CC)
Nikolai Lugansky Especially Memorable in Rachmaninov
Franck, Prokofiev, RachmaninovNikolai Lugansky (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 14.5.2014 (CC)
Hye-Youn Lee Gives Moving Portrayal of Madama Butterfly
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus of Madama Butterfly, Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Marco Guidarini (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 17.5.2014 (SRT)
