United Kingdom Rósza, Bartók, Arriaga, Mozart, Llŷr Williams (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Roberto Minczuk (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea 10.3.2012. (GPu)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Pollini Plays Chopin and Liszt
United Kingdom Chopin, Liszt: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.3.2012 (CC)
The Civilisation of Song on a Sunday Morning
United Kingdom Britten, Ravel, Rodrigo, Roussel, Walton: Gail Pearson (soprano), Andrew Smith (piano). Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 4.3.2012. (GPu)
Impressive Wigmore Hall Debut by Anna Prohaska
United Kingdom Song of the Sirens: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.3.2011 (MB)
Uchida Evokes Early 20th Century Vienna in Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto
United Kingdom Brahms Schoenberg Beethoven: Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/ Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)Royal Festival Hall 1.March.2012 (RB)
Perfectly Programmed Concert Ranges from Couperin to Adès
United Kingdom Couperin, Couperin (arr. Adès), Adès and Stravinsky: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Britten Sinfonia / Thomas Adès (conductor and piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 27.2.2012. (CC)
Ibragimova Shines in Vivaldi and Biber
United Kingdom Biber, Bach, Vivaldi: Academy of Ancient Music, Alina Ibragimova (violin and director), Wigmore Hall, London 29.Feb.2012 (Gdn)
BBCSO: Northern Music with Warmth
United Kingdom Sibelius, Prokofiev, Stravinsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Kirill Karabits (conductor), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, London, 24.2.2012 (RRR)