United Kingdom Strauss, Prokofiev, Erin Wall (soprano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.1.2014 (JQ)
Birmingham
‘The Dude’ Takes Birmingham by Storm – But Did He Get Beneath the Surface of Mahler? *
United Kingdom Mahler, Philharmonia Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 15.11.2013 (JQ)
Mendelssohn Look-Alike Gives Crisp Account of his Second Piano Concerto
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Martin Helmchen (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Town Hall, Birmingham, 24.10.2013 (CM)
Uplifting Mendelssohn from Gardner and the CBSO
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Baiba Skrida (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Town Hall, Birmingham, 19.10.2013. (RD)
Peter Wright’s Sleeping Beauty in great hands (and legs) with BRB
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Koen Kessels (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 10.10.2013 (GR).
Turnage’s Greek Retains its ‘Angry Young Man’ Image
United Kingdom Mark-Anthony Turnage, Greek: A production by The Music Theatre Wales Ensemble with Michael Rafferty (Conductor) and directed by Michael McCarthy at the Birmingham Town Hall, 5.10.2013 (GR)
Wonderfully Versatile Dance Trilogy from Birmingham Royal Ballet
United Kingdom E=mc2/Tombeaux/Still Life at the Penguin Café: A triple bill of ballets danced by dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet, all choreographed by David Bintley, with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy (Conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 3.10.2013. (GR)
Dramatic Concert Performance Brings Peter Grimes to Life
United Kingdom Britten, Peter Grimes: Concert performance from Soloists, London Voices and the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Vladimir Jurowski (Conductor) Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26.9.2013. (GR)