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All concert reviews from the UK.

Quatuor Ebène Rocks Wigmore Hall

22/12/201113/12/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Debussy, Brahms :Quatuor Ébène: Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure (violins), Mathieu Herzog (viola), Raphaël Merlin (violoncello), Wigmore Hall, London, 12.12.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry

Two Views of Belshazzar’s Feast

21/12/201113/12/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, Sibelius, and Walton: Gerald Finley (baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 10.12.2011 (CG)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Christopher Gunning, London

Celebratory Brilliance and Gentle Introspection in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

21/12/201113/12/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach:Christmas Oratorio (parts 1, 3, 5 & 6: Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, Richard Egarr (conductor/harpsichord), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 1.12.2011 (SRT)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Entrancing Christmas Berlioz in Cardiff

13/12/201112/12/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Berlioz, L’enfance du Christ: Anna Stephany (mezzo), Barry Banks (tenor), Mathew Brook (bass-baritone), Henry Waddington (bass),  BBC National Chorus of Wales, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Chamber Choir, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thierry Fischer (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.12.11 (GPu)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Cardiff

Vladimir Ashkenazy Conducts the Philharmonia – With Mixed Results

13/12/201112/12/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dukas, Ravel, Falla, and Debussy: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 11.12.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry

Heartwarming Performance on a Stormy Evening from Lancashire Sinfonietta

13/12/201112/12/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vivaldi, Handel, J. S. Bach, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn: Sarah Whewell (flute), Eleanor Hudson (harp), Lancashire Sinfonietta/Andrew Watkinson (violin), Christmas Candlelight Concerto series, United Reformed Church, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire, 08.12.2011 (MC)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags lancashire, Michael Cookson

The Choir of St John’sCollege, Cambridge: More Interesting in Purcell Than in Seasonal Music

04/02/201410/12/2011 by Stan

United StatesUnited States  Purcell et al.: Soloists, Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, St John’s Sinfonia, Andrew Nethsingha (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 9.12.2011 (MB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Mark Berry

A Variable Recital by Khatia Buniatishvili at the Wigmore Hall

13/12/201110/12/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Bach, Liszt, Schubert, Chopin, Prokofiev. Khatia Buniatishvili (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 6.12.2011 (RB)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags London, Robert Beattie
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