United Kingdom Dukas, Sheng and Bartók: Gil Shaham (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 09.05.14 (CS)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Stellar Singers, Elder and the LSO in Sumptuous Strauss
United Kingdom Mozart and Richard Strauss: Anne Schwanewilms (soprano), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 8.5.2014 (CS)
Luminous Sibelius, Dark Sallinen and Dramatic Grieg
United States Sallinen, Grieg, Sibelius: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Cleveland Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, 8.5.2014
Julia Lezhneva’s Star Remains Firmly in the Ascendant
United Kingdom Handel, Geminiani: Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Anotonini (violin/director). Barbican Hall, London, 7.5.2014 (CC)
Mixed Reaction to Krivine’s Debut Concert with SCO
United Kingdom Schumann, Beethoven: Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Carolin Masur (mezzo), Dominik Masur (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 08.05.2014 (SRT)
Sylvie Guillem and Friends Bring Style to Birmingham’s International Dance Festival
United Kingdom Haubrich, Morrow, Beethoven, 6000 miles away: Sylvie Guillem and Friends, Birmingham Hippodrome, 6.5.2014 (GR).
Hough’s Consistent and Intelligent Journey into the Past
United Kingdom Schoenberg, R. Strauss, Wagner, Bruckner, Brahms, Hough, Schumann: Stephen Hough (piano) International Piano Series, St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, 6.5.2014 (CR)
Angela Hewitt’s Remarkable Traversal of The Art of Fugue
United Kingdom Bach. Angela Hewitt (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 6.5.2014 (CC)