United Kingdom Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (concert performance). Soloists, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 24.5.2014 (RD)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Something of the Very Essence of Birtwistle in Yan Tan Tethera
United Kingdom Birtwistle: Yan Tan Tethera Soloists, Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia, Baldur Brönnimann (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 29.5.2014 (CC)
Full Throttle in First, Sensitivity in Second Movement of Mahler’s Eighth
United Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No. 8: Erin Wall, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Sarah Tynan (sopranos); Caitlin Hulcup, Susan Platts (mezzos); Simon O’Neill (tenor); Nathan Berg (baritone); Jonathan Lemalu (bass); RSNO Chorus & Junior Chorus; Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30.5.2014 (SRT)
The Endellion Quartet Marking 35 Years of Fine Music-Making
United Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert: The Endellion String Quartet [Andrew Watkinson & Ralph da Souza (violins), Garfield Jackson (viola), David Waterman (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 28.5.2014 (CS)
Exceptional Rachmaninov from Halsey and London Symphony Chorus
United Kingdom Tallis, Mealor, Mathias, Rachmaninov; London Symphony Chorus, Jeffrey Howard (organ), Simon Halsey (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 11.5.2014 (GPu)
Splendid Mix of the Familiar, the Less Familiar and the Rarely Heard.
United Kingdom Rawsthorne, Elgar, Vaughan Williams: James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic/Sir Andrew Davis, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 23.5.2014 (MC)
A Welcome Reminder of Forgotten Romantics at the English Music Festival
United Kingdom English Music Festival 2014 – Day 2, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Hair-Raising Performances of Russian Classics by Moscow Philharmonic
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Natasha Peremski (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Simonov (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 22.5.2014 (PCG)