United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Edward Cowie, Tchaikovsky: Julian Bliss (clarinet), BBC Philharmonic / Andrew Gourlay (conductor), Great Hall, Lancaster University, Lancashire, 7.2.2019. (MC)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Pappano Conducts Russian Masterworks with Anita Rachvelishvili and the ROH Orchestra
United Kingdom 2018-19 Orchestral Concert – Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky: Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 8.2.2019. (JPr)
Peter Eötvös Leads the Philharmonia in the UK Premiere of his Multiversum
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Bartók, Stravinsky and Eötvös: Iveta Apkalna (organ), László Fassang (Hammond organ), Philharmonia Orchestra / Peter Eötvös (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 8.2.2019. (AS)
Beatrice Rana’s Thrilling London Recital Far Exceeds Expectations
United Kingdom Chopin, Ravel, Stravinsky/Agosti: Beatrice Rana (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.2.2019. (CC)
Intellectual Curiosity and Musical Insight from the Britten Sinfonia at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Mozart, Skryabin, Britten, Colin Matthews, R. Strauss: Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Britten Sinfonia, Wigmore Hall, London, 6.2.2019. (CS)
In Edinburgh the Dunedin Consort Explore the Young Handel’s Genius
United Kingdom Handel: Rowan Pierce (soprano), Matthew Brook (bass), Dunedin Consort, John Butt (director), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 5.2.2019. (SRT)
Fabulous Evening with Radu Lupu, Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Beethoven, Rachmaninov: Radu Lupu (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.2.2019. (CC)
John Butt and the BBCSO Struggle to Reach Bach’s Musical Summit
United Kingdom JS Bach, Mass in B minor: Joanne Lunn (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Samuel Boden (tenor), Edward Grint (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, (director: Neil Ferris), BBC Symphony Orchestra / John Butt (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 2.2.2019. (CSa)