Proms Chamber Music 3: Britten up close

Von Frances Wilson, 30 Juli 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Cadogan Hall, London, am 29 Juli 2013

Britten, Canticle I, My beloved is mine, for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.40

Britten, A Charm of Lullabies for mezzo soprano and piano, Op.41

Britten, Night Piece for solo piano

Britten, Songs from the Chinese for soprano or tenor and guitar, Op.58

Britten, Canticle II, Abraham and Isaac, Chester miracle play, Op.51

Britten, Master Kilby

Ruby Hughes, Sopran

James Gilchrist, Tenor

Christoph Denoth, Gitarre

Dame Imogen Cooper, Klavier

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Zoltán Szabó, 17th October

In our Covid-infested world, quality music making is still possible, as demonstrated by Imogen Cooper and her Aurora Orchestra friends.

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Leighton Jones, 26th January

Ben Gernon conducted the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in colourful Stravinsky and soulful Tchaikovsky, while Cooper encapsulated this in Mozart.

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Heady Mozart and Strauss for dessert

Benjamin Poore, 31st December

Imogen Cooper shone in Aurora's serious and fulsome performances of Mozart.

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Luminous decay from Imogen Cooper at Kings Place

Benjamin Poore, 28th October

A programme of late Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert explores music at the limits.

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Exuberance dominates in Simone Young’s Bruckner

Zoltán Szabó, 18th August

Imogen Cooper joined the Sydney Symphony for a performance of Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto.

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Unwrapping Beethoven's Piano Trios at King's Place

Sebastian Scotney, 25th January

Kings Place's "Cello Unwrapped" series is a major, year-long celebration of the instrument. It consists of a no fewer than 51 events spread throughout the year, with everything from films to sessions on buying – and even making – instruments.

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Frances Wilson

A keen concert-goer, Frances is a pianist, piano teacher and blogger on pianism, music and culture.