United Kingdom Nicholas Daniel and Friends (Faculty Artist Series): Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Leslie Howard (piano), Katya Apekisheva (piano), Charles Owen (piano), musicians from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 25.05.2017 (CS)
This Week’s Review
Songs by Vaughan Williams Enhanced by Sensitive Orchestrations
United Kingdom Chipping Campden Festival [2] – Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Sibelius: Roderick Williams (baritone); Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra / Thomas Hull (conductor), St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 25.5.2017 (JQ)
Are Six Pianos Better than One? Contemporary Works Make the Case in Cardiff
United Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan Festival [1] – Grand Band: Vicky Chow, David Friend, Paul Kerekes, Blair McMillen, Lisa Moore and Isabelle O’Connell (pianos). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 23.5.2017. (PCG)
Javier Camarena Triumphs as Tonio in La fille du régiment
Spain Donizetti, La fille du régiment: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Giuseppe Finzi (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 24.5.2017. (JMI)
Valencia’s Werther: Excellent Conducting but a Disappointing Production
Spain Massenet, Werther: Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra/Henrik Nánási (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 23.5.2017. (JMI)
Danny Driver’s Impressive, Humane Beethoven
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven and Brahms: Danny Driver (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Mario Venzago (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 23.5.2017. (AS)
Experiments in Opera: ‘Flash Operas’
United States Various: David Bloom (musical director), Rob Reese (director), Elyse Kakacek (soprano), Kate Maroney (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Stoddard (tenor), Eric McKeever (baritone). Symphony Space, New York City. 6.5.2017. (DS)
Playing in a Crypt, a Cellist Imagines Waking the Dead
United States Bach, Ligeti, Crumb, Roman: Joshua Roman (cello), The Harlem Crypt, New York City, 3.5.2017. (KG)