United Kingdom Britten, Bernstein: Rachel Chapman (soprano), Diana Moore (mezzo soprano), Richard Edgar-Wilson (tenor), Rick Wakeman (narrator), City of Bristol Choir, Westbury on Trym Parish Church Choir, Leckhampton CE Primary School Choir, Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra / David Curtis (conductor), Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, 19.10.2013. (RJ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Top-Class Mozart Performances Grace London’s Newest Concert Hall
United Kingdom Mozart: Ruth Killius (viola), Royal Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair (conductor/violin). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 18.10.2013 (MB)
Americana Concert Highlights Carpenter, Copland and Schuman
United Kingdom Carpenter, Copland, William Schuman: William Wolfram (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Wilson Hermanto (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 18.10.2013 (PCG)
Mouthwatering Repertoire from Jette Parker Young Artists
United Kingdom Berio/Montsalvatge: Jette Parker Young Artists, Southbank Sinfonia/Michele Gamba (Berio), Paul Wingfield (Montsalvatge). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16.10.2013
Dramatic Flow and Thematic Unity in Third Recital of Goethe Settings
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 4 – Schubert, Wolf. Sophie Bevan (soprano), John Chest (baritone), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 17.10.2013
Sir Willard Heads Gala Evening of Song
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 3 – Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Berlioz, Duparc, Quilter, Spirituals: Sylvia Kevorkian (soprano), Sir Willard White (bass-baritone), Eugene Asti (piano): St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford 15.10.2013 (CR)
Irvine Arditti’s Sixtieth Birthday Celebrated in Challenging and Stimulating Style
United Kingdom Sixtieth birthday concert for Irvine Arditti: Arditti Quartet (Irvine Arditti, Ashot Sarkissjan (violins), Ralf Ehlers (viola), Lucas Fels (cello)). Wigmore Hall, London, 16.10.2013 (MB)
Trevor Pinnock Takes His Listeners on a Remarkable Musical Journey
United Kingdom Cabezon, Byrd, Tallis, Bull, D. Scarlatti, J.S. Bach: Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 04.10.13 (GPu)