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)
Roger Jones
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)
John Drinkwater’s Granddaughter Breathes New Life into His Poems
United Kingdom Quantz, Gaubert, Vaughan Williams, Grieg, Susie Self, Schumann, Quilter, Howells, Gurney, Kern, Gershwin: Susannah Self, Ellipsis [Melanie Ragge (oboe), Robert Manasse (flute), Susanna Stranders (piano)], Gloucester Music Society, St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester, 12.3.2015. (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)
Carducci Quartet Begin an Epic Journey
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Reich: The Carducci Quartet [Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming (violins), Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola), Emma Denton (cello)], Tithe Barn, Syde, Gloucestershire, 24.1.2015. (RJ)
Horrors of Hell Unleashed Musically in Gloucester’s Ancient Cathedral
United Kingdom Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts: Paul Nilon (tenor), Gloucester Choral Society, Bristol Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor), Gloucester Cathedral, 22.11.2014. (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)
Haydn Meditation Amid Baroque Splendour
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (11) – Haydn: The Seven Last Words from the Cross: The Fitzwilliam Quartet [Lucy Russell (violin), Marcus Barcham-Stephens (violin), Alan George (viola), Heather Tuach (cello)], Peter Atkinson (reader), Great Witley Church, Great Witley, 1.8.2014. (RJ)