United Kingdom Couperin, Couperin (arr. Adès), Adès and Stravinsky: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Britten Sinfonia / Thomas Adès (conductor and piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 27.2.2012. (CC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Ibragimova Shines in Vivaldi and Biber
United Kingdom Biber, Bach, Vivaldi: Academy of Ancient Music, Alina Ibragimova (violin and director), Wigmore Hall, London 29.Feb.2012 (Gdn)
BBCSO: Northern Music with Warmth
United Kingdom Sibelius, Prokofiev, Stravinsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Kirill Karabits (conductor), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, London, 24.2.2012 (RRR)
RSNO’s Franco-Scottish Concert Fails to Impress
United Kingdom Berlioz, Canteloube, Franck: Lisa Milne (soprano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Fabien Gabel (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24.2.2012 (SRT)
Orchestra from Shakespeare’s Home Town Displays Swan-Like Qualities
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Mozart: Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Orchestra of the Swan / David Curtis (conductor, Town Hall, Cheltenham, 24.Feb.2011. (RJ)
Bring Your Overcoat for This Winterreise
Italy Schubert, Die Winterreise: Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sala Sinopoli, Rome, 24.2.2012 (JB)
Time Travels with the HMS Pinafore
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, HMS Pinafore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Manchester University Gilbert & Sullivan Society (MUGSS), Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 22.2.2012 (RJW)
Ticciati conducts Berlioz, Beethoven and Neglected Brahms
United Kingdom Berlioz, Beethoven, Brahms: Lars Vogt (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 23.2.2012 (SRT)