Conflict, Confectionery and Bloodshed at Cheltenham 2012

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edward Rushton, Babur in London: The Opera Group, ensemble für neue musik zürich,  John Fulljames (director), Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 7.7.2012.

Babur: Omar Ebrahim
Nafisa:Kishani Jayasinghe
Saira: Annie Gill
Mo: Amar Mucchala
Faiz: Damian Thantrey

Debussy, Delius: Philip Smith (narrator), Wellensian Consort, Southbank Sinfonia, Neil Thomson (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 7.7.2012. (RJ)

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France and Singapore Intersect at Cheltenham 2012

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Debussy: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 6.7.2012. (RJ)

Debussy: Images (oubliées)
From Préludes Book I
From Études
Préludes Book 2, etc.

Debussy, Delius, Ravel, Holst: Melvyn Tan (piano), The Orchestra of the Music Makers / Chan Tze Law (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 6.7.2012. (RJ)

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Southbank Centre’s Bryn Fest with Bryn Terfel

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  The Golden Age of BroadwayBryn Terfel, Julian Ovenden, Clive Rowe, Hannah Waddingham and Emma Williams with Siân Phillips (speaker), Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Voicelab. Conductor: Gareth Valentine.

An Evening of Opera Classics: Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Oksana Dyka (soprano), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera. Conductor: Gareth Jones. Royal Festival Hall, London, 4 and 5.7.2012. (JPr)

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New Music at Cheltenham 2012

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Mozart, Goehr, Bridge, Brahms: Nash Ensemble, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 5.7.2012

Mozart: Piano Quartet No 1
Alexander Goehr: Largo Siciliano (premiere)
Frank Bridge: Phantasy Piano Quartet
Brahms: Trio in E flat, Op 40

Wood, Harvey, Supponen, Bingham, Swayne, Rautavaara, Tavener: BBC Singers, Nancy Ruffer (flute), Scott Lygate (clarinet), Oliver Lowe (percussion), David Hill (conductor), Cheltenham College Chapel, 5.7.2012 .(RJ)

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Creative Collaborations in Cardiff make for Enjoyable Concerts

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Gorb, Davoren, R.Strauss, Woolfenden: Orchestra of Welsh National Opera (with Students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama), Stephen Wood (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 28.6.2012(GP)

Mendelssohn, Bach, Grieg: Orchestra of Welsh National Opera (with Students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama), David Adams (violin), Catriona Mackinnon (oboe), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 28.6.2012(GP)

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