United Kingdom Messiaen and Mahler: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.9.2012. (JPr)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
‘Blue Moon’ Shines on the Blackdowns Early Music Festival
United Kingdom Ego sum qui sum, European Sacred Music c. 1460 – 1596: Blackdowns Early Music Projects Vocal Ensemble, JanJoost van Elburg (Director) All Saints’ Church, Culmstock, East Devon, 2.9.2012. (BK)
EIF 21: Exhilaration and Darkness from Scottish Chamber Orchestra
United Kingdom Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Alina Pogostkina (violin), Anja Kampe (soprano), Willard White (bass-baritone), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 31.8.2012 (SRT)
Prom 64: Virtuoso Playing of Lutoslawski and Brahms
United Kingdom Brahms, Lutosławski: Yefim Bronfman (piano); Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.8.2012. (CC)
Prom 63: Rattle Successfully Takes Berlin Phil out of their Comfort Zone
United Kingdom Ligeti, Wagner, Sibelius, Debussy, Ravel: Berlin Philharmonic / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.8.12 (GDn)
Prom 57: Gatti and Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra on Fine Form
United Kingdom Wagner, Berg, Strauss, and Ravel: Frank-Peter Zimmermann (violin), Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.8.2012 (MB)
Impressive Brahms Performance from Jayson Gillham
United Kingdom Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy, Britten, Brahms: Jayson Gillham (piano), The Great Hall, Wellington School, Wellington, Somerset, 25.08.2012 (AB)
EIF 19: Anguish and Intensity in Henschel’s Delivery of Jedermann Monologues
United Kingdom Korngold, Wolf, Martin, Mahler: Dietrich Henschel (baritone)), Steven Osborne (piano), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 27.8.2012 (SRT)