United Kingdom Various, Um: Sprouting: Yeonjoon Yoon (piano), Yeji Kim (haegeum), Hannah Kim (percussion/voice), Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 17.5.2024. (MBr)
A masterly piano recital from Yeonjoon Yoon at Milton Hall
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Mind-blowing musicality, technical skills and stamina in Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610
United Kingdom Monteverdi, Vespers of 1610: Charlotte Mobbs, Katy Hill (sopranos), Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell (tenors), Ben Davies, Eamonn Dougan (basses), The Sixteen / Harry Christophers (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 15.5.2024. (AK)
The world premiere of McNeff’s song cycle during a Little Night Music in Cardiff
United Kingdom McNeff, Fauré, Schoenberg: Gavan Ring (tenor), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 16.5.2024. (PCG)
Three explosive performances and a touching gesture: Kirill Karabits’s fitting farewell with the BSO
United Kingdom Bartok, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 15.5.2024. (CK)
Last ounce of spirituality missing from The Dream of Gerontius at the Royal Festival Hall
United Kingdom Williams, Elgar: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Norman (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), The Bach Choir (musical director: David Hill), Philharmonia Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.5.2024. (JR)
David Hill conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra © Andy Paradise
Sunwook Kim’s superlative Brahms rescues an underwhelming Philharmonia Orchestra concert
United Kingdom Wagner, Brahms, R. Schumann: Sunwook Kim (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.5.2024. (MBr)
Eroica by Heart: Nicholas Collon’s Aurora defies concert conventions in an unforgettable and heartfelt way
United Kingdom R. Strauss, Beethoven: Tom Service (presenter), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.5.2024. (CSa)
Sad to witness MTT’s lapse of memory with the LSO in the Barbican Hall
United Kingdom Mahler: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Sopranos and Altos of the London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Mariana Rosas), Tiffin Boys’ Choir (director: James Day), London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Barbican Hall, London 12.5.2024. (JR)
