United Kingdom Verdi, Requiem: Judith Howarth (soprano), Julia Riley (mezzo-soprano), Gwyn Hughes-Jones (tenor), Matthew Best (bass), Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Cooke (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.6.2012 (JQ)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Berlioz’s Requiem in St. Paul’s Cathedral: an Overwhelming Experience
United Kingdom Berlioz: City of London Festival, Barry Banks (tenor), London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor). St Paul’s Cathedral, London, 26.6.2012 (MB)
An impressive James MacMillan première in Coventry Cathedral
United Kingdom Coventry Cathedral Golden Jubilee Concert. Coventry Cathedral, 23.6.2012. (JQ)
Noseda’s Electrifying Beethoven Fifth
United Kingdom Wagner, Berg and Beethoven: Angela Denoke (soprano), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 21.6.2012. (JPr)
Weltethos: Far from Festival Fare
United Kingdom Jonathan Harvey, Weltethos: Samuel West (speaker), CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, CBSO Children’s Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner & Michael Seal (conductors). Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 21.6.2012 (JQ)
Rattle and the Vienna Philharmonic: A Less Than Satisfying Experience
United Kingdom Brahms, Webern, and Schumann:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 17.6.2012 (MB)
Belcea Quartet Display Concentration and Energy in Late Beethoven
United Kingdom Beethoven: Belcea Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London 3.16.2012 (GD)
“Sown to bloom again”: a Once-in-a Lifetime Experience with Gustavo Dudamel and the GSO in Mahler’s Second
Sweden Gustav Mahler, Symphony no. 2: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphonic Choir, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Anna Larsson (alto), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Gothenburg Concert Hall, 16.6.2012 (NS)