United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Martin Helmchen (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.10.12. (GD)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
A Right Royal Concert from the BBC Singers
United Kingdom Bliss, Britten, Byrd, Elgar, Maxwell Davies, Mealor, Mendelssohn, Parry, Prince Albert, Purcell, Tomkins, Walton: BBC Singers / Paul Brough (conductor), Iain Farrington (organ), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 19.10.2012 (NS)
Intriguing Elgar from Vasily Petrenko
United Kingdom Beethoven and Elgar: Simon Trpčeski (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 18.10.2012 (MB)
Sandrine Piau’s Delectable Mozart
United Kingdom Ruhe Sanft: A Mozart Kaleidoscope Sandrine Piau (soprano), The Orchestra of Classical Opera, Ian Page (conductor). Wigmore Hall, London. 15.10.2012 (CC)
Strong Performance from Academy of St Martin in Cardiff
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bruch, Mendelssohn: The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Joshua Bell (violin and director), St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 18.10.2012 (PCG)
A ‘Scottish’ Flavoured Concert from Joshua Bell
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bruch, Mendelssohn: Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 14.10.2012 (GR)
London Philharmonic and Sinaisky on Top Form at Swansea Festival
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Sibelius: Chloe Hanslip (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vassily Siniasky (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 13.10.2012 (GPu)
Birmingham Dances to Alec Roth’s Tune
United Kingdom Bach, Roth: Grace Davidson & Amy Wood (sopranos), Matthew Venner (alto), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Greg Skidmore (bass),Ex CathedraChoir & Baroque Orchestra, Jeffrey Skidmore. Birmingham Town Hall, 12. 10, 2012 (JQ)