United Kingdom Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy, Britten, Brahms: Jayson Gillham (piano), The Great Hall, Wellington School, Wellington, Somerset, 25.08.2012 (AB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
EIF 19: Anguish and Intensity in Henschel’s Delivery of Jedermann Monologues
United Kingdom Korngold, Wolf, Martin, Mahler: Dietrich Henschel (baritone)), Steven Osborne (piano), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 27.8.2012 (SRT)
EIF 18: Rhythmic Bartók and Riskfree Mahler from Fischer
United Kingdom Bartók, Mahler: Barnabás Kelemen (violin), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.8.2012 (SRT)
EIF 17: Schwanewilms and Martineau Complement Each Other in Morning of Song
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United Kingdom Debussy, Wolf and Richard Strauss: Anne Schwanewilms (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 25.8.2012 (SRT)
EIF 16: Gustav Mahler Orchestra Impresses Despite Leaden Conducting
United Kingdom Wagner, Mahler: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Daniele Gatti (conductor), Usher Hall, 24.8.2012. (SRT)
Prom 50: Imaginative Programming from Vänskä and the BBC SO
United Kingdom Prom 50: Beethoven, Mozart, Delius, Nielsen: Michael Collins (basset clarinet), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä (conductor), 20 .8.2012. (GD)
Prom 54: An Offering for the Queen, Idyllic Delius, and Shattering Shostakovich.
United Kingdom Prom 54: Davis, Delius Shostakovich:Tasmin Little (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.8.2012 (CG)
EIF 15: EU Youth Orchestra Demonstrate Style, Flair and Virtuosity
United Kingdom Causton, Debussy, Busoni: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, European Union Youth Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.08.2012. (SRT)