United Kingdom Adams, Glass, Pärt: Matt Haimovitz (cello), Basel Symphony Orchestra / Dennis Russell Davies (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 19.4.2014 (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Substitutes Nielsen, Svendsen and Jensen Greeted with Cheers
United Kingdom Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, Svendsen:Leonard Elschenbroch (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 19.4.2014 (PCG)
Latin American High Points in a Wayward Recital by Sergio Tiempo
United Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy, Prokofiev, Chopin, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Ginastera: Sergio Tiempo (piano), Queen Elizabeth Hall, 29.04.2014 (RB)
A Stimulating Programme by Members of the Ensemble Intercontemporain at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Schumann, Kurtág, Berg, Robin Members of the Ensemble Intercontemporain (Odile Auboin, viola; Alain Billard, clarinet/bass clarinet; Dimitri Vassilakis (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 27.04.2014 (CC)
Young Singers Showcase Talents in Day of Song
United Kingdom Fin de Siècle – A Day of Song: Royal Northern College of Music. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. 27.4.2014.
Magnificent Playing from Manchester Camerata in New Concert Venue
United Kingdom Grieg, Tom Harrold, Mozart, Shchedrin: Christian Ihle Hadland (piano), Manchester Camerata/Gábor Takács-Nagy, Albert Hall, Manchester, 27.4. 2014 (MC)
Jurowski and the LPO: ‘The Familiar Made New’
United Kingdom Nikodijevic, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky:Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 26.4.2014 (CS)
Daniele Gatti’s Spacious, Detailed Mahler Seventh with the LSO
United Kingdom Mahler: London Symphony Orchestra, Daniele Gatti (conductor), Barbican, London, 27.4.2014 (GDn)