United Kingdom Beethoven, Bartok, Brahms: Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.5.2013 (GD)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Fine Singing of Bach by The Sixteen
United Kingdom Bach: The Sixteen, Harry Christophers (conductor), Kings Place, London, 15.5.2013 (GDn)
A Distinguished Schubert Recital from Paul Lewis
United Kingdom Schubert: Paul Lewis (piano), St. James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 15.5.2013 (JQ)
Norwegian Siblings Blow Cobwebs off Brahms
United Kingdom Richard Strauss, Brahms, Elgar: Mari Samuelsen (violin), Håkon Samuelsen (cello), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Shelley (conductor), Mari Samuelsen (violin), Håkon Samuelsen (cello), Guild Hall, City of Preston, Lancashire, 15.3.2013. (MC)
Interesting Perspectives on Schumann
United Kingdom Purcell, Schumann, Timothy Andres: Elias String Quartet, Jonathan Biss (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 14.5.2013 (RB)
French Harpist Welcomes Spring to Wales
United Kingdom Britten, Fauré, Pécou, Scarlatti, Rossini-Bochsa: Maureen Thiébaut (harp), Weston Gallery, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 30.4.2013. (GPu)
Italian Polychoral Splendour in the Cotswolds
United Kingdom Viadana, Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Grandi, Palestrina: Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano), William Purefoy (counter-tenor), Nicholas Hurndall Smith and Matthew Long (tenors), Charles Gibbs (bass), I Fagiolini, The English Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, Robert Hollingworth (director), St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 12.5.2013. (RJ)
Denis Kozhukhin Impresses in Prokofiev’s ‘War Sonatas’
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 12.5.2013 (CC)