United Kingdom Brahms Gary Hoffman (cello), David Selig (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 10.1.2014 (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Genial Swensen Renews Old Acquaintances with Lustrous Performance
United Kingdom Mozart, Debussy, Bizet: Alison Mitchell (flute), Sivan Magen (harp), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Swensen (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 09.01.2014 (SRT)
Mass in B Minor Wraps Up “Bach Unwrapped”
United Kingdom Bach: Malin Christensson (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), William Towers (counter-tenor), Joshua Ellicott (tenor), Benedict Nelson (baritone), Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (director of music: Graham Ross), Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 21.12.2013 (MB)
Distinguished Wagner – and Much Else – from Edward Gardner
United Kingdom Wagner, Webern, Berg, Strauss: Christine Brewer (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.10.2013. (JPr)
Mitsuko Uchida and Colleagues: Chamber Music at its Finest
United Kingdom Berg, Schubert, Messiaen: Mitsuko Uchida (piano); Musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Daishin Kashimoto (violin); Ludwig Quandt (cello); Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.12.2013 (CC)
Bach’s Christmas Joy from the Platinum Consort
United KingdomBach: Platinum Consort, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Scott Inglis-Kidger (conductor). Kings Place, London 19.12, 2013 (GDn)
An Excellent Recital from Simon Keenlyside and Malcolm Martineau
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Eisler, Britten, Wolf, Schubert, Brahms: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 18.12.2013 (MB)
András Schiff’s Bach Doesn’t Quite Hit the Mark This Time
United Kingdom Bach: András Schiff (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 18.12.2013 (GDn)