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Muscular Power and Musical Precision from Tai Murray at Wigmore Hall

14/12/201828/11/2018 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Grieg, Glass, Saint-Saëns: Tai Murray (violin), Silke Avenhaus (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 26.11.2018. (CS)

Tai Murray (c) Marco Borggreve
Tai Murray (c) Marco Borggreve

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Iain Farrington’s Mahler Piano Series was an Extraordinary Marathon

06/02/201927/11/2018 by AUTHOR

Ken Ward reviews Iain Farrington’s Mahler Piano Series at the 1901 Arts Club, Exton Street, Waterloo, London. 12.9 – 21.11.2018.

Iain Farrington

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Oxford Philharmonic Explore Different Facets of Beethoven and Mahler

04/12/201827/11/2018 by Curtis Rogers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Mahler: Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Kate Royal (soprano), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 25.11.2018. (CR)

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His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts bring Venice to Cardiff

04/12/201827/11/2018 by Glyn Pursglove

United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Gabrieli, Grillo, Marini, Gussago, Guami, Merulo, Picchi: His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts, led by Jeremy West. Dora Stoutzker Hall. Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 22.11.2018. (GPu)

Jeremy West

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Categories Concert Reviews, UK Concerts Tags Cardiff, Glyn Pursglove 1 Comment

Remarkably Fine Debussy from Dausgaard and BBC SSO

04/12/201825/11/2018 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy, Ravel: Joaquín Achúcarro (piano), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Voices, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 25.11.2018. (SRT)

Thomas Dausgaard conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; photo credit - Chris Christodoulou.
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) & BBC SSO (c) Chris Christodoulou.

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The Hagen Quartet’s Playing has Riotous Invention

04/12/201825/11/2018 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schubert, Webern, Haydn: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen and Rainer Schmidt [violins], Veronika Hagen [viola], Clemens Hagen [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 22.11.2018. (MB)

Hagen Quartet (c) Harald Hoffmann

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Hrůša and Philharmonia Make Kabeláč’s Music a Real Discovery

04/12/201824/11/2018 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kabeláč, Shostakovich, Dvořák: Simon Trpčeski (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.11.2018. (CC)

Jakub Hrůša

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Emmanuel Krivine and SCO Show Their Skill in Period Style

04/12/201823/11/2018 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann: Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Emmanuel Krivine (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.11.2018. (SRT)

Emmanuel Krivine (c) Julien Becker

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