United Kingdom Elgar, Rachmaninoff: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), BBC Philharmonic / John Storgårds (conductor). Bridgewater Hall Manchester, 18.5.2019. (RBa)
Christian Tetzlaff Gives His All in Elgar’s Violin Concerto
Rob Barnett
Weinberg Downpour – Umbrellas at Home – Enjoy the Saturation Coverage
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Weinberg: Alex Jakeman (flute), BBC Philharmonic/John Storgårds (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 15.5.2019. (RB)
2019 Elgar Festival in Worcester from 30 May to 2 June
2019 Elgar Festival: 30 May – 2 June 2019
Festivals abound in the UK and here’s another one and one specific to a composer with an international reputation yet inextricably associated with England and Wales and with the city of his birth. Straddling the end of May and the start of June this year the City of Worcester and the English Symphony Orchestra hold the 2019 Elgar Festival.
2019 English Music Festival from 24 to 27 May
English Music Festival – Friday 24 May to Monday 27 May 2019
- World premiere performances of tonal works from the heartland years of the English musical renaissance
- A survey of the brightest and best from songs to works for smaller orchestras, choirs and two pianos
- A practical vote of confidence in securing a hearing for British music of the twentieth century
John Wilson’s Second All-English Programme in Manchester in Four Days
United Kingdom Bax, Walton, Vaughan Williams: James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor). Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 13.4.2019. (RBa)
John Wilson Conducts the BBC Philharmonic in an All-English Programme
United Kingdom Holst, Ireland, Walton, Bax: BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 10.4.2019. (RBa)
Bantock, Beamish and Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic in Salford
United Kingdom Bantock, Beamish, Sibelius: Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Philharmonic / Rory Macdonald (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 27.3.2019. (RBa)
Understated and Extravagant Marine Imagery and Romance from West Forest Sinfonia
United Kingdom Bax, Alwyn, Elgar: Helen Turnbull (cor anglais), West Forest Sinfonia / Philip Ellis (conductor), The Great Hall, London Road Campus, University of Reading, 27.1.2019. (RBa)