United Kingdom Vivaldi: Vivica Genaux (mezzo), Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi (violin/director), Town Hall, Birmingham, 19.2.15 (GR)
Europa Galante Still Swinging with Vivaldi after Twenty-Five Years
Birmingham
Moving Stateside: BRB Presents Triple Bill from America’s Finest Choreographers
United States Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Glass, Moving Stateside: a triple bill of one-act ballets from Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Paul Murphy (conductor). Birmingham Hippodrome, 18.2.2015 (GR).
Andris Nelsons in Rare Elgar and Electrifying Shostakovich
United Kingdom Elgar, Shostakovich. Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Simon Callow (speaker), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.2.2015 (JQ)
Andris Nelsons in Rare Elgar and Electrifying Shostakovich
United Kingdom Elgar, Shostakovich:Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Simon Callow (speaker), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.2.2015 (JQ)
An Evening of Music and Dance from Birmingham Royal Ballet
United Kingdom Selected Dance and Orchestral Excerpts: Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Koen Kessels (Conductor), Dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley (compere), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 31.1.2015 (GR).
Koen Kessels Conductor
Photo Bill Cooper
Ex Cathedra Thrillingly Unveil James MacMillan’s Visionary New Work
United Kingdom Parry, Roxanna Panufnik, MacMillan. Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore, Town Hall, Birmingham, 31.1.2015 (JQ)
A Rare Outing for Korngold’s Symphony in Birmingham
United Kingdom Bernstein, Gershwin, Korngold: Freddy Kempf (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Michael Seal (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 28.1.2015 (JQ)
Birmingham Conservatoire Hosts UK Premiere of Chee Yean Wong
United Kingdom Schumann, Chee Yean Wong and Finzi: Chi Hoe Mak (bass-baritone), Samuel Tan (piano), Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, 27.1.2015 (GR).