United Kingdom Prom 35 – Berg and Mahler: Leila Josefowicz (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.8.2023. (CK)
A feast of sonorities from Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Proms
Chris Kettle
Electrifying Walton First Symphony from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom Prom 30 – Boulanger, Rachmaninov, Walton: Alim Beisembayev (piano), Sinfonia of London / John Wilson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 6.8.2023. (CK)
Ryan Bancroft, BBC NOW and choruses triumph in a challenging Proms all-American programme
United Kingdom Prom 21 – Skye, Copland, Adams: Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), BBC National Chorus of Wales, Crouch End Festival Chorus, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2023. (CK)
The Mayflower Ensemble in Romsey: a stimulating mix of music, eloquently played
United Kingdom Romsey Festival 2023 – Zemlinsky, Smith, Rachmaninov, Horovitz, Brahms: Mayflower Ensemble (Nicola Heinrich [cello], Alison Hughes [clarinet], Karen Kingsley [piano – replacing Samantha Carrasco]). Abbey URC Church, Romsey, 10.7.2023. (CK)
Carnival in the QEH: Chineke! and Stewart Goodyear raise the roof
United Kingdom Coleridge-Taylor, Goodyear, Price: Stewart Goodyear (piano), Chineke! Orchestra / Kellen Gray (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 24.6.2023. (CK)
Debussy and Adams: seaborne and airborne thrills with Ryan Bancroft and the RCMSO
United Kingdom Kendall, Debussy, Adams: Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Bancroft (conductor) Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 23.6.2023. (CK)
Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival: fine, probing and beautifully sung
United Kingdom The Grange Festival 2023 – Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, The Grange Festival Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). The Grange, Alresford, Hampshire, 10.6.2023. (CK)
The Chiaroscuro Quartet’s programme at the Turner Sims: short, but perfectly formed
United Kingdom Purcell, Haydn, Beethoven: Chiaroscuro Quartet (Alina Ibragimova, Pablo Hernan Benedi [violin], Emilie Hornlund [viola], Claire Thirion [cello]). Turner Sims, Southampton, 4.6.2023. (CK)
