United Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (2) – Llŷr Williams (piano), Greyfriars Kirk, 16.8.2011 (SRT)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (2) – Stefan Vladar displays outstanding pianism in Mahler song recital
United Kingdom Mahler: Bo Skovhus (bar) & Stefan Vladar (piano). Queen’s Hall, 13.8.2011 (SRT)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (9) – Choral perfection achieved in less than a week
United Kingdom Weelkes, Byrd, Tomkins, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Stanford, Rubbra, Howells, Lauridson, Tavener, Finzi: Eton Choral Course, Tim Johnson (conductor), Tom Winpenny (organ), Tewkesbury Abbey, 12.8.2011 (RJ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (8) – A wonderful account of Brahms’s Requiem in Worcester
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Brahms: Peter Atkinson (narrator), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), William Dazeley (baritone), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Geraint Bowen. Worcester Cathedral, 12.8.2011 (JQ)
Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (1) – A neglected Schumann oratorio opens the Season
United Kingdom Schumann, Das Paradies und die Peri: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus and soloists Sir Roger Norrington (conductor). Usher Hall, 12. 8.2011 (SRT)
Llŷr Williams plays epic Beethoven on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
United Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (1) – Llŷr Williams (piano), Greyfriars Kirk, 12. 8.2011 (SRT)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (7) – Young Scottish Musicians propel Worcester into the 21st Century.
United Kingdom Ravel, Mahler, James MacMillan: National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Christoph-Mathias Mueller (conductor), Jane Irwin (soprano), Worcester Cathedral, 11.8.2011 (RJ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (5) – Sir Andrew Davis’ fine performance of an Elgar rarity
United Kingdom Elgar, Caractacus, Op. 35 (1898): Judith Howarth (soprano) (Eigen), Ben Johnson (tenor) (Orbin). Peter Savidge (baritone) (Caractacus), Stephen Roberts (baritone) (Arch-Druid & Bard), Brindley Sherratt (bass) (Claudius), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis. Worcester Cathedral. 10.8.2011 (JQ)