United Kingdom Schubert, Brahms, Dvořák,Gossek, A Panufnik, Vaughan Williams, Ravel, Debussy, Bacevicz: BBC New Generation Artists, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 8-10.7.2014 9 (RJ0)
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Cheltenham Music Festival: An Eruption of New Music at Cheltenham
United Kingdom Andrzej Panufnik, Roxanna Panufnik: Brodsky Quartet, Pittville Pump Room, 5.7.2014 (RJ)
Graham Fitkin, Michael Zev Gordon, Tom Stewart, Piers Hellawell, Arlene Sierra, Gavin Higgins: Fidelio Trio, Pittville Pump Room, 5.7.2014 (RJ)
Cheltenham Music Festival: Compelling New Music Drama Inspired by Japanese Prints
United Kingdom Nicola Lefanu, Tokaido Road (world premiere): Soloists, Okeanos / Dominic Wheeler (conductor), Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 6.7.2014.
Cheltenham Music Festival 2014: Benedetti & Co Take Spa Town by Storm
United Kingdom Beethoven, Triple Concerto in C, Op 56: Benedetti/Elschenbroich/Grynyuk Trio, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 2.7.2014
Brahms, Arlene Sierra, Shostakovich: Benedetti/Elschenbroich /Grynyuk Trio, Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (viola), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 3.7.2014.
Accomplished Performances from Chipping Campden Academy Orchestra
United Kingdom Mozart, Grieg, Brahms: Ronan O’Hora (piano). Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra / Thomas Hull (conductor), St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 22.5.2014
Waley-Cohen Rounds Off Trio of Concertos with Brahms
United Kingdom Humperdinck, Jessica Davies, Schubert, Brahms: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra / David Curtis (conductor), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 17.5.2014.
Nash Ensemble Delight with Vaughan Williams and Dohnányi Rarities
United Kingdom Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Schumann, Dohnányi: The Nash Ensemble [Ian Brown (piano), Richard Hosford (clarinet), Richard Watkins (horn), Stephanie Gonley (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Adrian Brendel (cello)], Chipping Campden Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 15.5.2014. (RJ)
Fascinating Portrait of Debussy in Words and Music
United Kingdom Rêverie – The Lives and Loves of Claude Debussy: Lucy Parham (piano), Alex Jennings (narrator), Chipping Campden Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 11.5.2014. (RJ)