United Kingdom Mozart: Imogen Cooper (piano), Alexander Janiczek (violin/director), Martin Burgess (violin), Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Hall One, Kings Place, London. 3.12.2011 (MB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Concert By Dworzynski and the RLPO is No Routine Affair
United Kingdom Borodin, Glazunov, Kodály, Mussorgsky orch. Ravel: Eugene Ugorski(violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Michał Dworzynski (conductor). Guild Hall, Preston, 29.11.2011. (MC)
Garrick Ohlsson Gives a Rather Variable Recital at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Handel, Brahms, Liszt, Scriabin: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 29.11.2011 (MB)
Maestro Noseda Makes a Thrilling Return to the BBC Philharmonic With Alina Ibragimova Sensational in Shostakovich
United Kingdom Respighi, Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Alina Ibragimova (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 26.11 2011. (MC)
John Tilbury Offers a Rare Chance to Hear Music by Cornelius Cardew
United Kingdom C. Cardew: A Celebration of Cornelius Cardew, John Tilbury (piano). Purcell Room, London, 27.11.2011 (MB)
Gubaidulina’s Bayan Concerto Adds Lustre to LSO Concert
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Gubaidulina, Tchaikovsky: Geir Draugsvoll (bayan), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 24.11.11 (GD)
Christoph von Dohnányi Shows Mastery In Richard Strauss With the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Schöllhorn, Strauss, and Mozart:Melanie Diener (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Roland Kluttig and Christoph von Dohnányi (conductors). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.11.2011 (MB)
Keyboard Titans: Fleisher Conducts, Angelich Plays Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mozart: Nicholas Angelich (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Leon Fleisher (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24.11.2011 (SRT)