United Kingdom Birtwistle: Katrien Baerts (soprano), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen (conductor). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 25.5.2014 (MB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
The English Music Festival 2014 Launched Auspiciously
United Kingdom English Music Festival 2014 – Day 1, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 23.5.2014. (RB)
An Enthralling Evening with Anoushka Shankar
United Kingdom Anoushka Shankar (sitar), Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.5.2014 (CC)
First-class Chamber Music from the Borodin Quartet and Kun Woo Paik
Haydn, Prokofiev, Brahms: Borodin Quartet, Kun Woo Paik (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 23.5.2014 (RB)
Accomplished Performances from Chipping Campden Academy Orchestra
United Kingdom Mozart, Grieg, Brahms: Ronan O’Hora (piano). Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra / Thomas Hull (conductor), St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 22.5.2014
Contrasting Violin Concertos from Hadelich and RSNO
Haydn, Adès, Beethoven: Augustin Hadelich (Violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (Conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.05.2014 (SRT)
A Disappointing Pairing of Birtwistle and Brahms
United Kingdom Birtwistle, Brahms: Paul Lewis (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 20.5.2014 (CC)
An Exceptional Recital in the Cotswolds from Christopher Maltman and Julius Drake
United Kingdom The Soldier from Severn to Somme. Christopher Maltman (baritone), Julius Drake (piano), St. James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 18.5.2014 (JQ)