United Kingdom McEwen, Beethoven, Sibelius: Christian Blackshaw (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.4.2012 (SRT)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Mozart Opts for Constanza Years Before Meeting Her
United States Mozart, Il sogno di Scipione: Gotham Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, Neal Goren (conductor), Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, New York, 11.4.2012 (SSM)
Birmingham’s Superb Dream of Gerontius Repeated in London
United Kingdom Sir Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Soloists, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Barbican Hall, London 14.4.2012 (CC)
Empathetic Song Interpretations by Sandrine Piau
United Kingdom Fauré, Liszt, Chausson, Debussy, Zemlinsky, Richard Strauss, Poulenc: Sandrine Piau (soprano), Roger Vignoles (accompanist) Wigmore Hall, London, 11.4.2012 (GD)
Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin: Compelling in Bruckner’s Eighth
United Kingdom Bruckner: Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.4.2012 (MB)
Bernarda Fink Contributes to the Wigmore Hall’s Dvořák Plus Series
United Kingdom Dvořák, Brahms, Škerjanc, Ipavec, Lajovic: Bernarda Fink (mezzo- soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano) Wigmore Hall, London. 13.4.2012 (CC)
Impressive Sibelius from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Søndergård
United Kingdom Sibelius, Dvarionas: Vadim Gluzman (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.4.12 (JPr)
The Dream of Gerontius, Well and Eloquently Served in Birmingham
United Kingdom Sir Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Soloists, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham 12.4.2012 (JQ)