United Kingdom Britten, Paul Bunyan; Tippett, King Priam: English Touring Opera /Philip Sunderland, Michael Rosewell (conductors), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 1/2.4.2014 (RJ)
American Hero and Trojan King Tour Britain Together
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Depth and passion in Copland’s Dickinson settings
United Kingdom Copland, Mozart, Britten, Rossini: Caryl Hughes (soprano), Harry Ogg (piano), St Andrew’s Church, Cheltenham, 2.4.2014. (RJ)
Eloquent Homage to Lipatti from James Lisney
United Kingdom Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Haydn: James Lisney, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 25.3.2014.(RJ)
Humour and Pathos in James Bowman Recital
Dowland, Farrant, Gibbons, Purcell, Handel, Britten, Howells, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Praetorius, Maxwell Davis: English Song from Dowland to Britten: James Bowman (counter-tenor), Andrew Plant (piano), Christ Church, Cheltenham, 15.3.2014. “Counter tenors are an invention of the twentieth century,” James Bowman informed his audience at this recital presented by the Holst Birthplace Museum. He also … Read more
Relishing a Golden Decade of Russian Music
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Borodin: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra / David Curtis (conductor), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 8.2.2014. (RJ)
Life Begins at 70 for Guitarist Gilbert
United Kingdom Gilbert Biberian, Biberian at 70: Evelyne Beech (soprano), Wendy Nieper (soprano), Sarah Ellis (flute), Matthew Morris (flute), Fenner Curtis (Violin), Robert Perry (percussion), Like Dunlea (guitar), Raymond Burley (guitar), Gilbert Biberian (guitar, conductor), The Chapel, Francis Close Hall, Cheltenham, 1.3.2014.
Mozart Partners Barber and Bartók in Søndergård Concert
United Kingdom Bartók, Barber, Mozart: Alban Gerhardt (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 20.2.2014. (RJ)
Pianist-Composer Reveals her Credentials as a Conductor
United Kingdom Mozart, Dvořák, Wagner, Beethoven: George Ewart (violin), Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra / Alissa Firsova (conductor), St Andrew’s Church, Cheltenham, 8.2.2014. (RJ)