United Kingdom International Opera Stars Series 2013: – Bryn Terfel: Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Gwawr Edwards (soprano), Caryl Hughes (mezzo-soprano), Manchester Concert Orchestra/Gareth Jones (conductor), Bridgwater Hall, Manchester, 16.6.2013 (MC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Many Delights as Bach is Unwrapped at Kings Place
Bach: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Christopher Cowie (oboe), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Tomo Keller (violin/director). Hall One, Kings Place, London, 15.6.2013 (MB)
Intriguing Links in Michael Tilson Thomas’s LSO Programme
United Kingdom Copland, Shostakovich, Britten: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). 9.6.2013, Barbican Hall, London (CC)
Celebrating George Lloyd’s Centenary with an Epic
United Kingdom Elgar, Vaughan Williams, George Lloyd: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Philharmonia Britannica/Peter Fender (conductor), St John’s Smith Square, London, 8.6.2013. (RB)
An Enterprising Recital from Carolin Widmann and Alexander Lonquich
United Kingdom Schubert, Poulenc, Ives: Carolin Widmann (violin), Alexander Lonquich (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 7.6.2013 (GDn)
Thought-Provoking Brahms from Aimard
United Kingdom Brahms and Beethoven: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.6.2013 (MB)
Elisabeth Leonskaja: More Disappointing than Enlightening
United Kingdom Ravel, Enescu, Debussy, Brahms: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 5.6.2013 (MB)
Dance within a Downward Trajectory
United Kingdom Clark/Willson, Zero: Clod Ensemble, Sadler’s Wells, London, 4.6.2013. (JO’D)