United Kingdom Shostakovich, Beethoven: Borodin Quartet [Ruben Aharonian (violin), Sergei Lomovsky (violin), Igor Naidin (viola), Vladimir Balshin (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 22.4.2016 & 24.4.2016 (LB)
This Week’s Review
Trumpet Trio Steals the Show in SCO Bach-Mendelssohn Concert
United KingdomBach, Mendelssohn: Mhairi Lawson (sop), Daniela Lehner (mezzo), Susannah Bedford (alto), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Peter Harvey (bar), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Richard Egarr (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 28.04.2016 (SRT)
Indefatigable Jac van Steen Premieres Music by Welsh Composers
United Kingdom Sayers, Grainger, Humphries, Furber, Jones: COMPOSITION WALES. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 28.4.2016 (PCG)
Impressive Ensemble Playing by RLPO under Kaspszyk’s Baton
United Kingdom Szymanowski, Rachmaninov & Brahms (orchestrated by Schoenberg): Niu Niu (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor), Guild Hall, City of Preston, 27.4.2016
Astonishing Performance from Sophie Koch in Covent Garden’s Tannhäuser
United Kingdom Wagner, Tannhäuser: (1875 version): Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Hartmut Haenchen (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 26.4.2016. (CC)
James Conlon and the Teatro Real Orchestra with a Superb Reading of Luisa Miller
Spain, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, James Conlon (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 26.4.2016 (JMI)
Elegantly Balanced Selection of Songs and Piano Music from Jondelius and O’Neill
United Kingdom Finzi, Bowen, Warlock, Sibelius, Grieg, Godfrey, Quilter: Adam Jondelius (baritone), Ella O’Neill (piano), FRMS Weekend, Daventry, 24.4.2016. (GP-J)
Olena Tokar Displays Sensitive and Subtle Artistry in Lesser Known Repertoire
United Kingdom Respighi, Liszt, Korngold: Olena Tokar (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Damian Iorio (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 26 April 2016 (PCG)