United Kingdom Britten, Pitts, Plakidis, Michael Berkeley, Poulenc, Gabriel Jackson: Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), The Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough (director), Cheltenham Music Festival, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 12.7.2013 (JQ)
John Quinn
The Tallis Scholars in Tewkesbury Abbey: An Unforgettable Experience
United Kingdom Tallis, Palestrina, Allegri, Whitacre, Pärt, Byrd: The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (director), Cheltenham Music Festival, Tewkesbury Abbey, 10.7.2013 (JQ)
Anglo-European Harmony in Chipping Campden
United Kingdom Haydn, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Mozart: Ruth Rogers (violin), Mark Padmore (tenor), Paul Gardham (horn), Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra, Thomas Hull (conductor), St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 14.5.2013. (RJ)
A Distinguished Schubert Recital from Paul Lewis
United Kingdom Schubert: Paul Lewis (piano), St. James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 15.5.2013 (JQ)
Messiaen’s Visionary Piano Cycle is an Awe-Inspiring Experience
United Kingdom Messiaen: Steven Osborne (piano), St. James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 11.5.2013 (JQ)
Enterprising ETO Perform Donizetti’s Siege of Calais
United Kingdom Donizetti, L’assedio di Calais (The Siege of Calais): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Jeremy Silver (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 2.5.2013. (RJ)