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)
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Three Choirs Festival 2011 (4) – A memorable Mahler performance from the Philharmonia and Susanna Mälkki
United Kingdom Mahler; Symphony No 3 in D minor Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the Festival Chorus, Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Philharmonia Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki. Worcester Cathedral. 8.8.2011 (JQ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (3) – English Composers-in-exile turn up for the Festival
United Kingdom English Exiles – Peter Philips, Richard Dering, John Bull: Royal Holloway College Chapel Choir, English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Rupert Gough (conductor & organ), Tewkesbury Abbey, 8.8.2011. (RJ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (2) – A dignified and moving commemoration of 9/11
United Kingdom Barber, John Adams. Mahler, Mozart: Julia Doyle (soprano), Clare McCaldin (mezzo-soprano), Simon Wall (tenor), Robert Macdonald (bass), Festival Chorus, Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Philharmonia Orchestra, Adrian Partington. Worcester Cathedral. 7.8. 2011 (JQ)
A variable Dream of Gerontius opens the 2011 Three Choirs Festival
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)
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)