United Kingdom Shostakovich: Elizabeth Leonskaja (piano), Jerusalem Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 12.11.13. (GD)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Soaring, Fearless Hamelin and Pacifica Quartet
United States Shostakovich, Ornstein, Dvořák: Pacifica Quartet (Simin Gonatra, Sibbi Bernhardsson, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances at SFJAZZCenter, San Francisco. 11.11.2013 (HS)
Passion and Probity in Noseda’s Eroica
United Kingdom Verdi, Bruch, Beethoven: Renaud Capuçon (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 8.11.2013 (MC)
Oxford Philomusica Celebrate 15th Anniversary with Beethoven Cycle
United Kingdom Beethoven: Oxford Philomusica / Marios Papadopoulos (pianist and conductor), Beethoven Festival, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 10.11.2013. (CR)
Sir Mark and the Hallé Give Magnificent Tchaikovsky Performance
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky: Jack Liebeck (violin), Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 7.10.2013 (MC)
Duos Bring Dowland’s Music to Life in Brighton
Dowland: The Image of Melancholy, Brighton Early Music Festival, St George’sChurch, Brighton, 8.11.2013 (RB)
Messiah Just As Handel Would Have Wished It
United Kingdom Handel: Messiah: Elizabeth Drury and Louise Prickett (sopranos), James Armitage and Jeremy Kenyon (altos), Peter Wilman and Alexei Winter (tenors), Julian Rippon and Paul Sheehan (basses), Devon Baroque / Jonathan Watts (director), Persephone Gibbs (leader); The Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth. UK 9.11. 2013 (PRB)
Gubaidulina and Pärt Combined in a Magnificently Thought-Provoking Evening
United Kingdom Gubaidulina, Pärt: Sergej Krylov (violin); London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Tönu Kaljuste (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 6.11.2013 (CC)