Grieg, Rangström, Sibelius: Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano). Wigmore Hall 7.4.2011 (KC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Maazel conducts Mahler 2 with the Philharmonia
Mahler : Sally Matthews (soprano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), BBC Symphony Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 17.4.2011 (CG)
Bach, St. John Passion with Manchester Camerata and the St.George’s Singers
J. S. Bach, St. John Passion: St George’s Singers and the Manchester Camerata, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 19.4.2011:
The LPO with Liszt, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky
Liszt, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky: Alban Gerhardt (cello); London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski. 16.4.2011 (CC)
London Diaghilev Festival (2) Le Pavillion d’Armide, L’Après-midi d’un Faune and Boléro
Diaghilev Festival (2) Le Pavillion d’Armide, L’Après-midi d’un Faune and Boléro, with music by Tcherepnin, Debussy and Ravel: Guest soloists and dancers of the Kremlin Ballet Company, St Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Titov. London Coliseum, London, 16.4.2011. (JPr)
The Edinburgh Youth Orchestra play Berlioz,Bartók and Shostakovich
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra: Joanna MacGregor (piano), Sian Edwards (Conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 17. 4.2011 (SRT)
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Oliver Knussen
Mussorgsky/Knussen, Schumann, Debussy: Anssi Karttunen (cello), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 16.4.2011 (SRT)
Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette in Cardiff
Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette: Susan Bickley (mezzo), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor), Jonathan Lemalu
(bass-baritone), BBC National Chorus of Wales, Cardiff Polyphonic Choir, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff 15.4.2011 (GPu)