United Kingdom Mahler: Oxford Millennium Orchestra / Joe Davies (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 7.3.2025. (CK)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
The London Sinfonietta’s enthralling and enjoyable evening of Cage and Boulez
United Kingdom Boulez and Cage: Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Sarah Nicolls (prepared piano), London Sinfonietta / Thomas Kemp (conductor), Michael McCarthy (director), Francesca Amewudah-Rivers (actor). Purcell Room, London, 9.3.2025. (MB)
Bychkov’s controlled cacophony in Mahler’s Fifth with the Czech Philharmonic
United Kingdom Mozart, Mahler: Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov. Barbican Hall, London, 9.3.2025. (CC)
A wonderful London recital by Dame Mitsuko Uchida
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schoenberg, Kurtág, and Schubert: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.3.2025. (MB)
A truly satisfying Bechstein Hall recital by Emmanuel Despax
United Kingdom Ravel, Fauré/Despax, Despax: Emmanuel Despax (piano). Bechstein Hall, London, 7.3.2025. (CC)
LPO at the Royal Festival Hall: Fleming’s artistry in Richard Strauss and Guggeis’s propulsive Wagner
United Kingdom Wagner, R. Strauss – Renée Fleming sings Strauss: Renée Fleming (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 5.3.2025. (JPr)
An epic Shostakovich Marathon in Southampton, in aid of Cancer Research
United Kingdom Shostakovich: Jinah Shim, Keelan Carew, Paul Ingram (piano), Mark Cox (trumpet), Austin Lam (cello), Orchestra / Craig Lawton and Paul Ingram (conductors). Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, 2.3.2025. (CK)
The glory of the Double Bass: Will Duerden at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Various: Will Duerden (double bass), Svitlana Kosenko (piano). Wigmore Hall, 4.3.2025. (MBr)
