United Kingdom Couperin, Faure, Rameau: Angela Hewitt (piano), Wigmore Hall, London 7.6.2012 (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Celebration both Royal and Local
United Kingdom Various composers: Natalia Romaniw (soprano) with Andrew Matthews-Owen (piano); Morriston Orpheus Choir, Alice Reed (piano), Les Ryan (organ), Joy Amman Davies (conductor); The Ariosa Singers, Hywel Evans (piano), Penny Ryan (conductor). All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea, 02.06.2012. (GPu)
The Philharmonia Marks the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
United Kingdom In Celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: Walton, Elgar, and Holst: Natalie Clein (cello), Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 5.6.2012 (MB)
An Impressive Mahler Fifth from Tiison Thomas and the LSO
United Kingdom Mozart and Mahler: Gil Shaham (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 3.6.2012. (JPr)
Two Notable World Premieres at English Music Festival
United Kingdom Parry, Matthew Curtis, Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Delius, Moeran/Yates: Mark Bebbington (piano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Martin Yates (conductor), English Music Festival, Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire, 1.6.2012.(RJ)
Young Violinist Plays Bach with Panache and Authority
United Kingdom Mozart, Bach, Barber, Tchaikovsky: Callum Smart (violin), European Union Chamber Orchestra / Hans-Peter Hoffman (director), Guildhall, Plymouth, 1.6. 2012 (PRB)
Impressive Music Making by Christian Lindberg and a Student Orchestra
United Kingdom Lindberg, Stravinsky, Gershwin: Viviana Mologni (timpani, soprano), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Wind Orchestra, Christian Lindberg (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 30.5.2012 (GPu)
War Requiem Fifty Years On: A Magnificent and Moving Occasion in Coventry
United Kingdom Britten: War Requiem: Soloists, CBSO and Choruses, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Coventry Cathedral 30.5.2012 (JQ)