United Kingdom Rosenblatt Recital, Angel Blue (soprano), Catherine Miller (piano): Wigmore Hall, London 21.10.2013. (JPr)
An Evening of Great Vocal Promise from Angel Blue
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Alice Sara Ott’s Memorable Grieg
United Kingdom Delius, Grieg, Holst: Alice Sara Ott (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.10.2013 (CC)
A Fine, Varied Recital from Fiachra Garvey
United Kingdom Brahms, Clara Schumann, Lachenmann, Ravel, Prokofiev Fiachra Garvey (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 20.10.2013 (RB)
Musicians from Russia and France Champion British Composers at Bromsgrove
United Kingdom Walton, Shostakovich, Elgar: Atrium Quartet, Nicolas Stavy (piano), Bromsgrove Concerts 50th Anniversary, The Artrix, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, 18.10.2013.
Clarity and Charm from James Bowman
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 6 – Britten, Purcell, Warlock, Vaughan Williams, Warlock: Nick Pritchard (tenor), Ian Tindale (piano); James Bowman (counter-tenor), Andrew Plant (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 20.10.2013
Loges Excels in Britten and Schubert Song Cycles
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 5 – Britten, Schubert. Stephan Loges (baritone), Michael Dussek (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 19.10.2013 (CR)
Outstanding Performance of Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.10.2013, (GD)
Uplifting Mendelssohn from Gardner and the CBSO
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Baiba Skrida (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Town Hall, Birmingham, 19.10.2013. (RD)