United Kingdom Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: François-Frédéric Guy (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 13.2.2013 (PCG)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Haitink and the LSO: Surprisingly Inconsistent but Much to Admire
United Kingdom Britten, Mozart, and Beethoven: Maria João Pires (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.2.2013 (MB)
Hallé’s Meistersinger a Triumph
United Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1862/67): Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, RNCM Chamber Choir, Chetham’s Chamber Choir, Ad Solem – University of Manchester Chamber Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Members of the Hallé Youth Orchestra and Chetham’s Sinfonia / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Jamie Phillips (assistant conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 10.2.13 (MC)
Stylish Schubert from Imogen Cooper
United Kingdom Schubert: Imogen Cooper, Wigmore Hall, London, 7.2.2013 (GD)
Rapturous, Ravishing and Radiant Radamisto
United Kingdom Handel, Radamisto: Concert performance from Soloists and The English Concert with Harry Bickett (Director/Harpsichord) Town Hall, Birmingham, 8.2.2013. (GR)
A Welcome, Overdue Return to the South Bank by the Hallé
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Ravel, Janáček: Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London. 2.2.2013 (CD)
20th Century English Composers Celebrated in York
United Kingdom Orpheus Britannicus:Yvonne Seymour (mezzo soprano), Helena Daffern (mezzo soprano), Adrian Thompson (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone),Victoria Bernath (viola), University of York Chamber Choir, Peter Seymour (piano and conductor), National Centre of Early Music, York, 9.2.2013
Distinguished Playing in American Festival Concert
United Kingdom Bernstein, Gershwin, Adams: Jon Kimura Parker (piano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8.2.2013 (SRT)