United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven: Peter Sparks (clarinet), Lancashire Sinfonietta/Andrew Watkinson (leader), Preston Minster, Lancashire, 29.6.2013 (MC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Contrasting Styles from a Choir and a Brass Quintet
United Kingdom Under the Greenwood Tree: Altèri Chamber Choir/David Jones (conductor), The Metropolitan Brass Quintet, St Mary’s Church, Lymm, Cheshire, 30.6.2013
Wagner and Beethoven: Imaginatively Played and Presented
United Kingdom Wagner and Beethoven: Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 28.6.2013 (MB)
Simply Superb Mahler from Søndergård
United Kingdom Huw Watkins, Mahler: Alina Ibragimova (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 28.6.2013. (PCG)
Marc-André Hamelin’s Extraordinary Virtuosity in Ives
United Kingdom Ives, Brahms Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Wigmore Hall 27.6.2013 (RB)
An Exceptional Recital Sheds Fresh Light on Wagner
United Kingdom Wagner, Schumann, and Liszt:Janice Watson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 26.6.2013 (MB)
Britten’s Church Parables at Aldeburgh: Sheer Perfection
Benjamin Britten, The Prodigal Son, The Burning Fiery Furnace: Mahogany Opera, Jubilee Opera, Aurora Orchestra, Roger Vignoles (music director), Orford Church, Suffolk 21.6.2013 (MTH)
Till Fellner Returns to London in Fine Form
United Kingdom Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Schumann: Till Fellner (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 24.6.2013 (RB)