Canada Schumann, Alkan, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, Olga Kern, piano; Vancouver Playhouse, 30.4. 2014.
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Nikolaj Znaider: Not Yet the Finished Article as a Conductor
United Kingdom Strauss, Brahms: Nikolaj Znaider (conductor), Roman Simovic (violin), Tim Hugh (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, London, 1.5.2014 (GDn)
Michael Nyman’s 70th Birthday Celebrated in London
United Kingdom Michael Nyman: 70th Birthday Celebration Concert. Alexander Balanescu (violin); John Harle (saxophone); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Nyman & Josep Vicent (conductors). Royal Festival Hall, London, 30.4.2014 (CC)
Swiss Orchestra Brings Adams, Glass, Pärt to Cardiff
United Kingdom Adams, Glass, Pärt: Matt Haimovitz (cello), Basel Symphony Orchestra / Dennis Russell Davies (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 19.4.2014 (PCG)
Substitutes Nielsen, Svendsen and Jensen Greeted with Cheers
United Kingdom Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, Svendsen:Leonard Elschenbroch (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 19.4.2014 (PCG)
Latin American High Points in a Wayward Recital by Sergio Tiempo
United Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy, Prokofiev, Chopin, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Ginastera: Sergio Tiempo (piano), Queen Elizabeth Hall, 29.04.2014 (RB)
A Stimulating Programme by Members of the Ensemble Intercontemporain at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Schumann, Kurtág, Berg, Robin Members of the Ensemble Intercontemporain (Odile Auboin, viola; Alain Billard, clarinet/bass clarinet; Dimitri Vassilakis (piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 27.04.2014 (CC)
Young Singers Showcase Talents in Day of Song
United Kingdom Fin de Siècle – A Day of Song: Royal Northern College of Music. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. 27.4.2014.
