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All concert reviews from the UK.
United Kingdom Thomas Jennefelt, Jón Ásgeirsson, Alberto Grau, Arne Mellnas, Caldwell/Ivory, Bob Chilcott: Gala Concert, First Worcester International Festival for Young Singers. Worcester Cathedral, 26.7.2013. (RJ)
United Kingdom Prom 16. Elgar, Bantock, Walton, Tchaikovsky: Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen, (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2013 (CG)
United Kingdom Viva Verdi!: New Devon Opera [Alison Kettlewell (mezzo-soprano), Suzanne Manuell (soprano), Lynsey Docherty (soprano), Anando Mukerjee (tenor), Philip Smith (baritone), Roderick Hunt (bass),] Jonathan Watts (musical director / accompanist), Alexander Hargreaves (director), Great Hall, Dartington. UK 18.7. 2013 (PRB)
United Kingdom PROM 10: Mozart, Schumann, Rachmaninov: Jan Lisiecki (piano); Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome/Sir Antonio Pappano. Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2013 (CC)
United Kingdom Mozart, Brahms, Ysaÿe, and Saint-Saëns: Ray Chen (violin), Julien Quentin (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 16.7.2013 (MB)
United Kingdom PROM 9: Stenhammar, Szymanowski, and Strauss: Michael Weinius (tenor), BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.7.2013 (MB)
United Kingdom The Richard Tauber Prize: Recital Jung Soo Yun (tenor); Joseph Middleton (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 15.7.2013 (CC)
United Kingdom Marton Illés, Rajzok IV for string quintet: Signum Quartet [Kerstin Dill (violin), Annette Walther (violin), Xandi van Dijk (viola), Thomas Schmitz (cello)], Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 11.7.2013. (RJ)
Charlie Barber, Michelangelo – Drawing Blood: Sound Affairs, Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 11.7.2013 (RJ)
Michael Zev Gordon, The Gleam of Hidden Skies, Toby Spence (tenor), Richard Watkins (horn), City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Layton (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 14.7.2013 (RJ)