United Kingdom Schoenberg, Alma Mahler, and Berg – ‘Air from another planet’:Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Reinbert de Leeuw (piano), Quatuor Diotima (Yunpeng Zhao, Guillaume Latour (violins), Franck Chevalier (viola), Pierre Morlet (cello)). Queen Elizabeth Hall, Londonm 24.1.2013 (MB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Elder and the LPO: Much to Admire
United Kingdom Webern, Schoenberg, and Mahler: Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.1.2013 (MB)
Stunning RLPO Concert Lifts Post-Christmas Blues
United Kingdom Grieg, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky: Jack Liebeck (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Guild Hall, Preston, 20.1.2013 (MC)
Emperor Quartet Pay Tribute to Chamber Music Benefactor
United Kingdom Haydn, Britten, Schubert: Emperor String Quartet [Martin Burgess, Clare Hayes (violins), Fiona Bonds (viola), William Schofield (cello)], Plymouth University Sherwell Centre 19.01. 2013 (PRB)
Superb Strauss Opens The Rest is Noise Festival in London
United KingdomR. Strauss: Karita Mattila (soprano); Thomas Hampson (baritone); London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.1.2013 (CC)
Ground-Breaking Dussek in Egarr Performance
Beethoven, Dussek, Schubert: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Richard Egarr (conductor/piano), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 17.1.2013 (SRT)
Gerald Finley and Julius Drake: A Masterly Lieder Partnership
United Kingdom Schubert, Mahler: Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 15.1.2013 (RB)
Memorable Schubert and Schumann from Christian Zacharias
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann: Christian Zacharias (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 13.1.13 (GD)