United KingdomHaydn, Franck, Schubert, Hindemith, Brahms: Denis Kozhukhin (Piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 21.9.2013 (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Holst Connections Abound in Concert of English Music
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Holst, Elgar, Arnold, Bliss: Paulina Voices /Heidi Pegler (conductor); St Paul’s Girls’ School Chamber Orchestra / Leigh O’Hara (conductor); Flowers Band / Paul Holland (conductor); All Saints’ Church, Cheltenham, 21.9.2013 (RJ)
An Impressive Recital by The Sitkovetsky Trio
United Kingdom Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schubert: The Sitkovetsky Trio (Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Wu Qian (piano), Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Wigmore Hall, London, 19.9.2013 (RB)
English Music Festival Ventures Westwards
United Kingdom Bliss, Vaughan Williams, Holst, Howells: Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin), Matthew Rickard (piano), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 20.9.2013 (RJ)
An Evening of Exceptional and Highly Imaginative Music Making
United Kingdom Bridge, Fauré, Debussy, Shostakovich: Adam Walker (Flute) Anthony Marwood (Violin) Lawrence Power (Viola) Steven Isserlis (Cello) Lucy Wakeford (Harp) Alexander Melnikov (Piano) Wigmore Hall, London, 17.9.2013 (RB)
Thomas Hampson: Still a Fine Recitalist
United Kingdom Mahler, Webern, Zemlinsky, Strauss, Alma Mahler, Schoenberg: Thomas Hampson (baritone), Wolfram Rieger (piano). Wigmore Hall, London 14.9.2013. (JPr)
Schubert Loses Out to Mozart and Schumann
United Kingdom Mozart, Schumann, and Schubert: Nelson Goerner (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.9.2013 (MB)
Eclectic and Serious Programme of Music in the Abbey
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Bruckner, Mozart: Steven Isserlis (cello), Sophie Pullen (soprano), Pablo Strong (tenor), Vytautas Vepstas (bass), Orchestra of St John’s, Orchestra of St John’s Voices / John Lubbock (conductor), Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames, 8.9.2013 (CR)