United Kingdom Liszt, Bruckner: Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.5.2024. (JR)
Bruckner in the sure hands of an expert: Manfred Honeck conducts the Philharmonia at the RFH
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Unaccompanied but never alone: Kavakos in a transcendent account of Bach’s set of six solo violin works
United Kingdom JS Bach: Leonidas Kavakos (violin). Barbican Hall, London, 2 and 3.5.2024. (CSa)
Rothko Chapel was SANSARA and Manchester Collective’s utterly remarkable, unforgettable concert
United Kingdom Various, Rothko Chapel: SANSARA, Manchester Collective. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 5.5.2024 (CC)
Ryan Bancroft triumphs in American music in Cardiff
United Kingdom Barber, Ives: Benjamin Baker (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 4.5.2024. (PCG)
Chineke! give characteristically life-affirming performances of music concerned with death
United Kingdom Goodyear, Berlioz, Garcia: Isabelle Peters (soprano), Idunnu Munch (mezzo-soprano), Zwakele Tshabalala (tenor), Rodney Earl Clarke (baritone), Chineke! Chorus and Orchestra / Malcolm J. Merriweather (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 3.5.2024. (CK)
Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra open our ears to Voices from the East
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Karabits, Kancheli, Balakirev: Alexander Malofeev (piano), Valeriy Sokolov (viola), Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 1.5.2024. (CK)
Purest Monteverdian joy from I Fagiolini at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Monteverdi: I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth (director / organ). Wigmore Hall, London, 29.4.2024. (CC)
Something special again from the SCO and Andrew Manze, their new Principal Guest Conductor
United Kingdom Honegger, Ravel, Haydn: Steven Osborne (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 25.4.2024. (SRT)
