United Kingdom Keble Early Music Festival [2] – Monteverdi: Sophie Bevan, Zoë Brookshaw (sopranos), Charles Daniel, Simon Wall, Rogers Covey-Crump (tenors), William Gaunt, Daniel Tate (basses), The Choir of Keble College, Oxford, The Choristers of New College, Oxford, English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble / Matthew Martin (conductor). Keble College Chapel, Oxford 23.2.2019. (CR)
Oxford
In Oxford La Serenissima Make a Good Case for Vivaldi’s Fertile and Versatile Imagination
United Kingdom Keble Early Music Festival [1] – Vivaldi: Adrian Chandler (director/violin), La Serenissima. Keble College Chapel, Oxford, 21.2.2019. (CR)
Oxford Philharmonic Offers Distinguished and Balanced Mozart
United Kingdom Mozart: Vilde Frang (violin) Lawrence Power (viola), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 9.2.2019. (CR)
Oxford Philharmonic’s Concert Showcases Three Principal Eras in Musical History
United Kingdom Bach, Schumann, and Beethoven: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, Charlotte Scott (violins), Martha Argerich (piano), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). Town Hall, Oxford, 14.1.2019. (CR)
Oxford Philharmonic Explore Different Facets of Beethoven and Mahler
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mahler: Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Kate Royal (soprano), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 25.11.2018. (CR)
Armistice Day is Marked by Great Musical Monuments from the Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Butterworth, Vaughan Williams & Brahms: Mary Bevan (soprano), David Stout (baritone), Rowan Atkinson (narrator), The Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Owen Rees (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 11.11.2018. (CR)
Oliemans has Dramatic Characterisation and Consistent Musical Presence
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival’s The Grand Tour [2] – Brahms & Schumann: Thomas Oliemans (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 25.10.2018. (CR)
Strongly Characterised and Involving Music-Making from Louise Alder and Stef van Herten
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival’s The Grand Tour [1] – Gounod, Debussy, Schumann, Richard Strauss, Kreutzer, Lachner, Puccini, Verdi and Donizetti: Louise Alder (soprano), Stef van Herten (horn), Sholto Kynoch (piano). Holywell Music Room, Oxford 15.10.2018. (CR)