United Kingdom Mozart, Mahler: Steven Osborne (piano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Juanjo Mena (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 12.10.2012. (MC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Thomas Søndergård Debuts as BBC NOW’s Principal Conductor
United Kingdom Lindberg, Grieg, Strauss, Sibelius: Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 12.10.2012 (GPu).
Blackburn Remembers Ireland’s Idealistic Vision from the 1930s
United Kingdom Elgar Walton Vaughan Williams: Mark Rowlinson (baritone) The Appeal Choir of Blackburn Cathedral, The Choir of Stonyhurst College, Northern Chamber Orchestra/Samuel Hudson. Blackburn Cathedral, 13.10.2012 (RB)
Committed Playing from Young Musicians on Rain-Drenched Exmoor
United Kingdom Dvorák, Beethoven: The Two Moors Festival Ensemble [Chihiro Ono (violin), Arnaud Ghillebaert (viola), Ben Birtle (cello), David Stark (double bass), Max Welford (clarinet), Sinead Frost (bassoon), Francesca Moore-Bridger (horn)], St George’s Church, Dunster, Somerset, 12.10.2012 (AB)
“Who needs orchestras?”: Rachel Podger dazzles and delights
United Kingdom Bach, Biber, Telemann: Rachel Podger (violin), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 11.10.2012 (GPu)
Two Magisterial Recitals by Stephen Hough
United Kingdom Chopin, Brahms, Hough, Schumann: Stephen Hough (piano), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 7.10.2012, and Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 9.10.2012 (GPu)
Laser-sharp Precision in Oundjian’s Interpretations
United Kingdom Britten, Rachmaninov, Brahms: Natasha Paremski (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 12.10.2012 (SRT)
Three Musicians Display Empathy for John Ireland’s Music
United Kingdom John Ireland, Brahms: Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Peter Cigleris (clarinet) John Lenehan (piano), Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery, UK 11.10.2012 (PRB)