United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2011 (1) – Elgar: Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), John Graham-Hall (tenor), Alan Opie (baritone), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Adrian Lucas. Worcester Cathedral. 6.8.2011 (JQ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Musica Deo Sacra – Russian Church Music in an Anglican Context
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Vespers: Musica Deo Sacra, Tewkesbury Abbey, 5.8.2011 (RJ)
Rare Medtner caps an absorbing recital by Yevgeny Sudbin
United Kingdom Haydn, Liszt, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov, Medtner: Yevgeny Sudbin (Piano) Wigmore Hall,London. 28.7.2011 (RB)
A quirky gig in a quirky London venue – but some spellbinding violin playing
Berio, Bach, Bartok : Alina Ibragimova (violin), Quay Brothers (video), Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 26.7.2011 (GDn)
An impressive Wigmore Hall debut by Robert Henry
Bach, Debussy and Chopin : Robert Henry (piano). Wigmore Hall, London 24.7.2011 (RB)
David Fray’s piano recital offers a mixed experience
Mozart and Beethoven: David Fray (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 20.7.2011 (MB)
A variable recital of Russian cello pieces from Chaushian and Sudbin
Borodin, Prokofiev, Schnittke, Rachmaninov: Alexander Chaushian (cello), Evgeny Sudbin (piano), Wigmore Hall, London. 21.7.2011 (GDn)
Swansea Bach Choir bid a glorious farewell to their legendary founder and conductor
Tallis, Howells, Rutter, Barber, Lauridsen, Duruflé : Swansea Bach Choir, Siân Menna Price (mezzo), Stephen Charlesworth (baritone), Jeffrey Howard (piano and organ), John Hugh Thomas (director), All Saints Church, Oystermouth, 17. 7.2011 (GPu)