United Kingdom Suckling, Schumann, Beethoven: Viktoria Mullova (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Glasgow City Halls, 14.10.2011 (SRT)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Moscow Philharmonic and Minsk Ballet Academy Impress at the Swansea Festival
United Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra/Yuri Simonov (conductor), Nikita Boriso-Glebsky (violin), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 15.10.2011.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D
Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 in E minor (from the New World)
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker: State Ballet Academy of Minsk, Grand Theatre, Swansea, 12.10.2011 (NR)
The LSO Celebrates Steve Reich at Seventy-Five
United Kingdom Steve Reich at Seventy-Five: Steve Reich (percussion), Neil Percy (percussion), Synergy Vocals, London Symphony Orchestra, Kristjan Järvi (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.10.2011 (CG)
Les Arts Florissants Explore Madrigals by Monteverdi and His Contemporaries
United Kingdom Monteverdi, Vecchi, Ingegneri, and Marenzio: Les Arts Florissants (Miriam Allan (soprano), Hannah Morrison (soprano), Marie Gautrot (contralto), Paul Agnew (tenor/director), Sean Clayton (tenor), Lisandro Abadie (bass), Union Chapel,London, 13.10.2011 (MB)
This concert was produced by the Barbican as part of its Classical Music Season
Fine Performances from Llyr Williams of Liszt, Wagner and a Geraint Lewis Premiere
United Kingdom Beethoven, Geraint Lewis, Liszt, Wagner: Llyr Williams (piano), Swansea Festival, Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 11.10.2011 (NR)
Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in London: Magnificent in Mozart and Bruckner
United Kingdom Mozart and Bruckner: Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 11.10.2011 (MB)
Pieces of the Eighth as Maazel Ends His 2011 London Mahler Cycle
United Kingdom Mahler: Symphony No.8 ‘Symphony of a Thousand’. Sally Matthews (soprano), Ailish Tynan (soprano), Sarah Tynan (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano), Stefan Vinke (tenor), Mark Stone (baritone) and Stephen Gadd (bass), Philharmonia Chorus,BBC Symphony Chorus, Boys of the Eton College Chapel Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel. Royal Festival Hall,London, 9.10.2011. (JPr)
Liszt Discovery Day at the Wigmore Hall: Rather a Missed Opportunity
United Kingdom Liszt Discovery Day: Eva Thorarinsdottir (violin), Joris van den Berg (cello), Tristan Lee, Coady Green, Leslie Howard, Bobby Chen (piano),BBC Singers, David Hill (conductor). Wigmore Hall,London. 8.10.2011 (MB)