United Kingdom Christian Forshaw, S S Wesley, Dowland, Vaughan Williams: Christian Forshaw and The Sanctuary Ensemble, Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester Cathedral, 1.8.2013. (RJ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
PROM 21: Anglo-Russian Prom is Not an Unqualified Success
United States Prom 21: C. Matthews, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Daniel Hope (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2013 (CC)
Roderick Williams’ Outstanding Artistry Compromised by an Inadequate Venue
United Kingdom Sisson, Rasch, Marshall, Holst, Hill, Bridge, Butler, Williams, Britten: Roderick Williams (baritone), Suzie Allen (piano), Three Choirs Festival, Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester. 30.7.2013. (JQ)
Local Boy Makes Very Good in Gloucester
United Kingdom Wagner, Verdi. Emma Bell (soprano), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Three Choirs Festival. Gloucester Cathedral, 29.7.2013 (JQ)
Honesty and Sensibility in Kovacevich Recital
United Kingdom Bach, Beethoven, Schubert: Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Oxford Philomusica Piano Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford 30.7.2013 (CR)
The Sorrows of Love in a Dominican Priory
United Kingdom Mazzochi, Luzzaschi, Monteverdi, Caccini, Frescobaldi, Draghi, Campkin, Piccinini, Doni, Carissimi, Lanier, Rossi: Galàn (Alison Hill, Katy Hill, Lucy Page), Christopher Bucknall (harpsichord), Manuel Minguillion (theorbo), Three Choirs Festival, Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester, 28.7.2013. (RJ)
Unity and Consistency in Schiff’s Vision of Schubert
United Kingdom Schubert: András Schiff (piano), Oxford Philomusica Piano Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 28.7.2013 (CR)
Vladimir Ashkenazy at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Elgar, Sibelius, Rachmaninov: Helena Juntunen (soprano), Paul Nilon (tenor), Nathan Berg (baritone), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester Cathedral, 27.7.2013 (JQ)