United Kingdom PROM 1: Anderson, Britten, Rachmaninov, Lutosławski, Vaughan Williams: Stephen Hough (piano); Sally Matthews (soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone); BBC Proms Youth Choir; BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.7.2013 (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Royal Holloway Alumna and Choir Celebrate Britten and Poulenc
United Kingdom Britten, Pitts, Plakidis, Michael Berkeley, Poulenc, Gabriel Jackson: Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), The Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough (director), Cheltenham Music Festival, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 12.7.2013 (JQ)
The Tallis Scholars in Tewkesbury Abbey: An Unforgettable Experience
United Kingdom Tallis, Palestrina, Allegri, Whitacre, Pärt, Byrd: The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (director), Cheltenham Music Festival, Tewkesbury Abbey, 10.7.2013 (JQ)
Much to Admire from Annette Dasch and Helmut Deutsch in Recital
United Kingdom Mahler, Zemlinsky, Schoenberg, and Korngold:Annette Dasch (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.7.2013 (MB)
Mahler’s Birthday Celebrated in London
United Kingdom Pearson, Beethoven and Mahler: Mine Doğantan Dack (piano), I Maestri Orchestra, George Hlawiczka and Sybille Werner (conductors). St John’s Smith Square, London, 7.7.2013. (JPr)
Opera Comique Double Bill at Buxton
United Kingdom Saint-Saëns, Gounod, Double Bill: Buxton Festival Opera , Northern Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Barlow (conductor), Opera House, Buxton, 5.7. 2013. (RJF)
Back to the Nursery with Christianne Stotijn
United Kingdom Schubert, Britten, Mussorgsky: Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Imogen Cooper (piano), Cheltenham Music Festival, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 6.7.2013. (RJ)
Contrasting Works by Two Composer Brothers
United Kingdom Schumann, Colin Matthews, David Matthews, Fauré: The Schubert Ensemble [William Howard (piano), Simon Blendis (violin), Jane Salmon (cello), Douglas Paterson (viola)], Cheltenham Music Festival, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 5.7.2013 (RJ)