United Kingdom Schubert: Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Imogen Cooper (piano). Wigmore Hall, 16.11.2013 (MB)
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Bravura Prokofiev and Ravel Performances from Boris Giltburg
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Ravel: Boris Giltburg (piano), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 14.11.13 (RB)
Company Chameleon Uses Dance as Agent for Social Change
United Kingdom Matthias, Prior, Marin: Eden; Pictures We Make, Company Chameleon, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 15.11.2013 (JO’D)
‘The Dude’ Takes Birmingham by Storm – But Did He Get Beneath the Surface of Mahler? *
United Kingdom Mahler, Philharmonia Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.11.2013 (JQ)
Rare Verdi Trilogy in Hamburg
Germany Verdi: I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata, Philarmoniker Hamburg, Chor Staatsoper Hamburg, Simone Young (conductor), Staatsoper Hamburg, 13.11.2013 (JMI).
War Requiem Movingly Marks the Britten Centenary in Gloucester
Rasch, Britten. Alwyn Mellor (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Stephan Loges (bass-baritone), Gloucester Choral Society, Bristol Choral Society, Gloucester Cathedral Choristers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 16.11.2013 (JQ)
Serious Cabaret – but with a Light Touch
United Kingdom Serious Cabaret – Leaving Berlin: Mary Carewe & Players of the Manchester Camerat [Adi Brett (violin), Hannah Roberts (cello), Sarah Whewell (flute), Fiona Cross (clarinet), Simon Parkin (piano)], Great Hall, Lancaster University, Lancashire, 14.11.2013 (MC)
Tasmin Little Makes Convincing Case for a Szymanowski Rarity
United Kingdom Szymanowski, Brahms: Tasmin Little (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Olari Elts (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 15.11.2013 (PCG)