United Kingdom Ivor Gurney, Benjamin Britten: Joanna MacGregor (piano), Cheltenham Philharmonic / Duncan Westerman (conductor), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 21.6.2015. (RJ)
Cheltenham
Percy-Lyakhovskaya Duo Play Recently Discovered Bliss Sonata
United Kingdom Elgar, Bliss: Eleanor Percy (violin), Irina Lyakhovskaya (piano), Robert Milnes (piano), Arthur Bliss Society Spring Concert, St Andrew’s Church, Cheltenham, 13.5.2015. (RJ)
Lyra Present Russian Vocal Music in all its Variety
Bortnyansky, Rachmaninov, Martini, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Rossini, Vilboa, Traditional: The Lyra Vocal Ensemble, [Andrei Sysoev (tenor & leader), Aleksei Gloviznin (Bass), Zlata Goglo (mezzo), Marina Busso (soprano)], Cheltenham Minster, Cheltenham, 29.4.2015, (RJ)
A Thought Provoking Caribbean Opera from Donizetti
United Kingdom Donizetti, The Wild Man of the West Indies (Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo, 1833): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Jeremy Silver (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 9.4.2015. (RJ)
Epic Performances of Strauss and Schubert by Karabits and the BSO
United Kingdom Beethoven, R Strauss, Schubert: Sally Matthews (soprano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 26.3.2015. (RJ)
A Russian Rigoletto Takes to the Road
United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Russian State Opera of Komi / Azat Maksutov, (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 13.2.2014. (RJ)
Piano Duo Tackles Holst’s Planets with Sensitivity and Brilliance
United Kingdom Britten, Mozart, Holst: Huw Watkins and Tom Poster (pianos), Gustav Holst Birthday Concert, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 21.9.2014. (RJ)
International A Capella Ensemble Passes Out with Flying Colours
United Kingdom Morley, Bennet, Byrd, Reger, Bruckner and others: International A Capella School Concert / Stephen Connolly (director), Cheltenham Minster St Mary’s, Cheltenham, 25.7.2014. (RJ)