United Kingdom Mozart:Erich Höbarth (violin), Susan Tomes (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 30.9.2012 (MB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
BBC Philharmonic in All Wagner Programme
United Kingdom Wagner: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Juanjo Mena (conductor), Brigitte Hahn (soprano). Bridgewater hall, Manchester, 29.9.2012. (MC)
Jurowski Leads a Fascinating Russian Evening.
United Kingdom Shchedrin, Myaskovsky, Denisov, Rachmaninov: Tatiana Monogarova (soprano), Sergei Skorokhodov (tenor), Vladimir Chernov (baritone), London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.9.2012 (CG)
Salonen’s Perceptive Beethoven – and with a Twist!
United Kingdom Kurtág, Beethoven: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Giselle Allen (soprano), Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), James Rutherford (baritone), Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.9.2012 (CC)
Sir Colin Davis’s 85th Birthday Celebrated in His Absence
United Kingdom Mozart, Strauss, and Elgar: Concert in Honour of Sir Colin Davis’s 85th birthday Sally Matthews (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Gordan Nikolitch (director), Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 27.9.2012 (MB)
The London Philharmonic’s Disappointing Season Opener
United Kingdom Strauss and Zemlinsky: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.9.2012 (MB)
Delicate Insights in Performance of Beethoven Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Beethoven: Sara Trickey (violin), Welsh Sinfonia / Mark Eager, (conductor), Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 22.9.2012 (PCG)
Celebrating a Trombone, a School and a Friendship
United Kingdom Holst, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Quilter, Grandjany, Ravel, Bridge: Sue Addison (trombone), Frances Kelly (harp), James Gilchrist (tenor), John Wright (organ and piano), Choir and Chamber Orchestra of St Paul’s School London / Heidi Pegler and Leigh O’Hara (conductors), All Saints’ Church, Cheltenham, 22.9.2012.