United Kingdom Schubert: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 18.9.2012 (GD)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
The Lawson Trio at the Cheltenham Contemporary Concerts Series
United Kingdom Schubert, Powers, Panufnik, Frances-Hoad, Beethoven: The Lawson Trio (Fenella Humphries – violin, Rebecca Knight – cello, Annabelle Lawson – piano), Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 19.9.2012
Flute and Voice Combine in an Entrancing Bach Programme
United Kingdom Bach: Sir James Galway, Lady Jeanne Galway, Hannah Davey, Orchestra of St John’s / John Lubbock (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 11.9.2012. (RJ)
Expressive and Flawless Singing from Australian Ensemble
United Kingdom Unaccompanied Choral Music: The Australian Voices, St. Michael and All Angels with St. Mark’s Church, Preston, Lancashire, 16.9.2012 (MC)
Nelsons’ Electrifying Season Opener in Birmingham
United Kingdom Strauss, Mahler: Sarah Fox (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano), CBSO Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.9.2012 (JQ)
A Variable Recital from Alberto Reyes
United Kingdom Bach/Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, Busoni, Liszt: Alberto Reyes (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1 1.9. 2012 (CC)
Pan-European Aspect to BBC NOW’s Impressive Concert
United Kingdom Chabrier, de Falla, Walton, Delius, Tippett: Javier Perianes (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Michael Francis (conductor), BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 11.9.12 (GPu)
BBC Proms: A Bit of Everything on the Last Night
United KingdomSimpson, Suk, Delius, Bruch, Puccini, Williams, Dvořák, Elgar, Parry, Wood et al: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Joseph Calleja (tenor), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 8.9.12 (GDn)