United Kingdom Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Wagner arr. Kocsis, Chopin: Ian Fountain (piano) Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University, 28.4. 2012 (PRB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony Given the Naked Classics Treatment
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Naked Classics’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony, Paul Rissmann (presenter), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Adrian Prabava (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27.4.2012 (SRT)
Péter Eötvös Replaces Pierre Boulez in a Revealing Programme with the LSO
United Kingdom Debussy, Szymanowski, and Scriabin:Christian Teztlaff (violin), Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Péter Eötvös (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.4.2012 (MB)
Nicola Benedetti and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Sheer Delight
United Kingdom Gluck, Vivaldi, Rameau: Nicola Benedetti (Violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christian Curnyn (Harpsichord/Director), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.4.2012 (SRT)
A Revelatory Missa Solemnis from Nikolaus Harnoncourt
United Kingdom Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123. Soloists, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor), Barbican Hall London, 11. 4. 2012. (GD)
Knussen and the SCO in a Programme of Variable Interest
United Kingdom Knussen, Grime, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Beethoven: Peter Serkin (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 21.4.2012 (SRT)
The Arditti String Quartet Brings Out the ‘Impossible Brilliance’ of Conlon Nancarrow
United Kingdom Nancarrow and Ligeti: Arditti String Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 22.4.2012 (MB)
Homage and Reminiscence on John Ireland Anniversary
United Kingdom Ireland, Liszt, Poulenc: Mark Bebbington (piano), City Museum & Art Gallery, Plymouth, 19.4.2012 (PRB)