United Kingdom Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Simone Lamsma (violin), Hallé/Nikolaj Znaider (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Sunday 12th January 2014 (MC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
A Rewarding Overview of Brahms the Song Composer.
United Kingdom Brahms: Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass-baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 13.1.2014 (MB)
Sarah Connolly and Julius Drake in Profound Mahler Performances
United Kingdom Berlioz and Mahler, Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano),Wigmore Hall, London 13.1.2014. (JPr)
A Superb Wigmore Hall Debut by Pavel Kolesnikov
United Kingdom Rameau, Debussy, Chopin, Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 12.1.2014 (RB)
Richard Egarr Fails to Do Justice to Haydn
United Kingdom Haydn, The Creation: Marlis Petersen (soprano), Sally Dodds (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), London Symphony Chorus (chorus master: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Egarr (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.1.2014 (MB)
Fine Brahms from Gary Hoffman and David Selig
United Kingdom Brahms Gary Hoffman (cello), David Selig (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 10.1.2014 (RB)
Genial Swensen Renews Old Acquaintances with Lustrous Performance
United Kingdom Mozart, Debussy, Bizet: Alison Mitchell (flute), Sivan Magen (harp), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Swensen (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 09.01.2014 (SRT)
Mass in B Minor Wraps Up “Bach Unwrapped”
United Kingdom Bach: Malin Christensson (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), William Towers (counter-tenor), Joshua Ellicott (tenor), Benedict Nelson (baritone), Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (director of music: Graham Ross), Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 21.12.2013 (MB)