United Kingdom Beethoven, Bruckner: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26.3.2013 (JQ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Variable Schubert and Brahms from the LSO – and a Totally Forgettable Première
United Kingdom Eloise Nancy Gynn, Schubert, and Brahms: Nikolaj Znaider (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon, Manfred Honeck (conductors). Barbican Hall, London, 24.4.2013 (MB)
Bob Chilcott’s St .John Passion Premièred Auspiciously in Wells
United States Chilcott, St. John Passion: Soloists, Wells Cathedral Choir, Instrumental Ensemble, Jonathan Vaughn (organ) / Matthew Owens (conductor), Wells Cathedral, 24.3.2013 (JQ)
Bach Concert “Unwraps” Links between Concertos and Cantatas
United Kingdom Bach: Anna Dennis (soprano), Stuart Jackson (tenor), Tim Mead (counter-tenor), George Humphreys (bass), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / John Butt (director/harpsichord), Kings Place, London, 22.3.2013 (GD)
Polish Italian Duo Champions Forgotten English Composer
United Kingdom Beethoven, Janáček, Barber, Ashton, Chopin: Evva Mizerska (cello) & Emma Abbate (piano), Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University, Plymouth. 23.3.2013 (PRB)
Outstanding Lutosławski from Salonen and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Ravel, Lutosławski: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Jennifer Koh (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, 21. 3. 2013. (CD)
Radiant Music in a Cold Climate
United Kingdom Elgar, Burtch, Mozart, Schubert: James Ralph (bassoon), Mark Kane (horn), Ensemble Eos / Fraser Goulding (conductor), St Paul’s Church, Sketty, Swansea, 23.3.2013. (NR)
Images Distract in Má Vlast Performance
United Kingdom Smetana: Má Vlast: James Westwater & Nicholas Bardonnay (photochoreographers), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.03.2013 (SRT)