United Kingdom Strauss, Bruckner: Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano), Philharmonia, Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 5.6. 2014 (GDn)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Stunning Virtuosity and Fine Musicality from Khatia Buniatishvili
United Kingdom Ravel, Brahms, Chopin, and Stravinsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 4.6.2014 (MB)
Kennedy Springs a Surprise in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Brahms and Beethoven: Nigel Kennedy (violin),Oxford Philomusica / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor), New Theatre, Oxford, 3.6.2014 (CR)
Kavakos Takes Up the Baton …. With Mixed Results
United Kingdom Beethoven: Leonidas Kavakos (conductor/violin), Tim Hugh (cello), Enrico Pace (piano), London Symphony Orchestra; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 04.06.2014 (SRT)
Plane and Berthaud Champion Neglected Bruch
United Kingdom Bruch, Tchaikovsky, Bartók: Robert Plane (clarinet), Lise Berthaud (viola), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 3 June 2014 (PCG)
Two Repertoire Standards Impressively Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky and Dvořák: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 31.5.2014 (MB)
Irish Ailish Delights in Mozart and Mahler
United Kingdom Haydn, Mozart, Mahler: Ailish Tynan (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor), Grand Theatre, Swansea, 30.5. 2014 (NR)
The Golden Age of French Sacred Music Memorably Revealed by Le Concert Spirituel
The Golden Age of French Sacred Music: Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (director). Wigmore Hall, London 30.3.2014 (CC)