United Kingdom Haydn, Stockhausen, Villa-Lobos, Liszt: Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Wigmore Hall, London 6.2.2012 (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Jiří Bĕlohlávek Takes Leave of BBC Orchestra with Dvořák Opera
United Kingdom Dvořák Jakobín: (sung in Czech, with English surtitles). Soloists, BBC Singers, Trinity Boys’ Choir & Old Palace Chamber Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jiří Bĕlohlávek (concuctor), Barbican Hall, London, 4.2.2012. (CC)
Accomplishment and Promise from The Benyounes Quartet
United Kingdom Haydn, Brahms: The Benyounes Quartet: Zara Benyounes, Emily Holland (violin), Sara Roberts (viola) Kim Vaughan (cello). Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 5.2.2012. (GP)
Grandeur and Bleakness in Mark Padmore’s Winterreise
United Kingdom Schubert, Winterreise: Mark Padmore (tenor), Paul Lewis (piano), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 6.2.2012 (SRT)
Kurt Masur Inspires the Philharmonia to Top Form
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Bruckner: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Masur (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London. 2. 2. 2012 (CC)
Peter Jablonski Excels in American Piano Music and in Grieg
United Kingdom Liszt, Grieg, Gershwin, Copland, Barber: Peter Jablonski (piano) Queen Elizabeth Hall 31.1.2012 (RB)
Elegant Bach from Andreas Scholl at the Barbican
United Kingdom J. S. Bach: Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Giorgio Paronuzzi (harpsichord), Kammerorchesterbasel, Barbican, London, 3.2.2012 (GDn)
Langrée Brings Drama, Strength & Beauty to Beethoven’s Mass in C
United Kingdom Gluck, Beethoven: Soloists, Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus / Louis Langrée (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 2.2.2012 (SRT)