United Kingdom Purcell, Handel, Linley, Britten, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Gershwin et al: Catherine Bott (soprano), James Bowman (counter-tenor), Jonathan Cohen (piano), Three Choirs Festival, Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester, 2.8.2013 (RJ)
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Sanctuary Ensemble Celebrate Lindisfarne Gospels Originator
United Kingdom Christian Forshaw, S S Wesley, Dowland, Vaughan Williams: Christian Forshaw and The Sanctuary Ensemble, Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester Cathedral, 1.8.2013. (RJ)
Roderick Williams’ Outstanding Artistry Compromised by an Inadequate Venue
United Kingdom Sisson, Rasch, Marshall, Holst, Hill, Bridge, Butler, Williams, Britten: Roderick Williams (baritone), Suzie Allen (piano), Three Choirs Festival, Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester. 30.7.2013. (JQ)
Local Boy Makes Very Good in Gloucester
United Kingdom Wagner, Verdi. Emma Bell (soprano), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Three Choirs Festival. Gloucester Cathedral, 29.7.2013 (JQ)
The Sorrows of Love in a Dominican Priory
United Kingdom Mazzochi, Luzzaschi, Monteverdi, Caccini, Frescobaldi, Draghi, Campkin, Piccinini, Doni, Carissimi, Lanier, Rossi: Galàn (Alison Hill, Katy Hill, Lucy Page), Christopher Bucknall (harpsichord), Manuel Minguillion (theorbo), Three Choirs Festival, Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester, 28.7.2013. (RJ)
Vladimir Ashkenazy at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Elgar, Sibelius, Rachmaninov: Helena Juntunen (soprano), Paul Nilon (tenor), Nathan Berg (baritone), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester Cathedral, 27.7.2013 (JQ)
A Compelling Recital by Peter Donohoe
United Kingdom Schumann, Wagner, Liszt: Peter Donohoe (piano). Three Choirs Festival, St. Mary de Lode, Gloucester, 27.7.2013. (JQ)
A Celebration of Sacred and Secular Music: Preview of 2013 Three Choirs Festival.
A Celebration of Sacred and Secular Music: Preview of 2013 Three Choirs Festival 2013. (JQ)