United Kingdom Prokofiev, Chopin, Kapustin, Stravinsky, Yuja Wang (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 16.2.2014 (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
From Classical Restraint to Wild Baroque in Hewitt Recital
United Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven, Bach: Angela Hewitt (piano) International Piano Series. St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford 18.2.2014, (CR)
Singer-Comedians Enliven Chabrier’s L’étoile
Chabrier, L’étoile: Soloists, Kevin Murphy (conductor) Robin Guarino (director), University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Studio Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio. 15.2.2014 (RDA)
Musical Rarities Get an Airing in Swansea
United Kingdom D’Erlanger, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, German: Aleksandre Tigishvili (violin), Mumbles Symphony Orchestra / David John (conductor), All Saints’, Oystermouth, Swansea, 1.2.2014. (NR)
Sumptuous and Cringeworthy Moments in Valentine’s Day Pot Pourri
United Kingdom Valentine’s Classics: Kishani Jayasinghe (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus / Jean-Claude Picard (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 14.02.2014 (SRT)
A Praiseworthy Mendelssohn Second from Gardner and CBSO
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Chorus and CBSO Youth Chorus/Edward Gardner (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham Thursday 13.2 2014.
English Touring Opera Triumphs with Tippett’s King Priam
United Kingdom Tippett, King Priam: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of English Touring Opera / Michael Rosewell (conductor), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 13.2.2014 (MB)
A Mid-Winter Gift from Israel
Saint-Saëns, Schoenberg/Webern, Zohar Sharon, Brahms: Israeli Chamber Project, Town Hall, New York City. 9.2.2014 (BH)