United Kingdom Tan Dun, Chausson, Saint-Saëns, Respighi: Jaipeng Nie (cello), Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra / Daye Lin (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 17.3.2024. (SRT)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Baroque joy and invention in an exhilarating concert by Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque
United Kingdom Various: Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque (Marcin Światkiewicz [harpsichord] and Toby Carr [theorbo]). Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 14.4.2024. (GPu)
Purity and power: Bruckner from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Awadagin Pratt (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). The Lighthouse, Poole, 13.3.2024. (CK)
Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a RSNO musical treat
United Kingdom Hensel, Burton, Mendelssohn: Carine Tinney (soprano), Rosamond Thomas (mezzo-soprano), Christine Steel (narrator), RSNO Youth Chorus (Patrick Barrett, director), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.3.2024. (SRT)
Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble’s highly creative and inventive way to celebrate International Women’s Day
United Kingdom Plugged in: International Women’s Day Concert: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble / Sinead Hayes (conductor). Sonic Lab, Queen’s University Belfast, 8.3.2024. (RB)
RPO’s echo of Wagner’s 1877 ‘Grand Festival’ showcases Derek Welton, Peter Wedd and Rachel Nicholls
United Kingdom Icons Rediscovered: Wagner’s Grand Festival: Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Peter Wedd (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.3.2024 (CC)
Martyn Brabbins achieves symbiosis with the audience in Cardiff
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Nielsen, Williams: Liya Petrova (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 9.3.2024. (PCG)
Beguiling Philharmonia programme crossing national borders and mixing musical genres
United Kingdom Glinka, Kapustin, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov: Frank Dupree (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.3.2024. (CSa)