Prom 1: An English theme makes for a rousing start

Por Laura Kate Wilson, 16 julio 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Albert Hall, Londres el 13 julio 2012

Turnage, Canon Fever (World première)

Elgar, Cockaigne (In London Town) - overture for orchestra, Op.40

Delius, Sea Drift, baritone,chorus and orchestra

Tippett, Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles

Elgar, Coronation Ode for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.44

Susan Gritton, Soprano

Dame Sarah Connolly, Mezzosoprano

Robert Murray, Tenor

Gerald Finley, Barítono

Sir Bryn Terfel, Bajo-barítono

BBC Symphony Chorus

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Edward Gardner, Dirección

Sir Roger Norrington, Dirección

Sir Mark Elder, Dirección

Martyn Brabbins, Dirección

Sakari Oramo and Yeol Eum Son summon up vivid landscapes

Christopher Woodley, 13th March

Yeol Eum Son's superb performances of Bartók and Finzi are matched by intense and heady readings of Stravinsky and Weir by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo.

****1

From snow to sludge: Icelandic music at the Barbican Centre

Marat Ingeldeev, 22nd February

A bewildering evening at the Barbican, where ambitious Icelandic programming collapses under its lofty ambition of defying genres and making music more appealing to a wide variety of audiences.

**111

Fine Lindberg and Stravinsky double bill from the BBC Symphony

Roy Westbrook, 6th February

After a performance of Magnus Lindberg’s First Violin Concerto by Lisa Batiashvili at the Barbican, Stravinsky’s Perséphone stands the test of time.

****1

UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance

Susannah Moody, 23rd January

Wolfe's climate-change oratorio, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, already feels out of date.

**111

Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio

David Karlin, 19th December

MacMillan's large scale choral work offers a rich variety of texts and musical ideas, the composer conducts the BBC Symphony with unerring precision.

*****

Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine

Peter Quantrill, 5th December

A new edition of Puccini's score springs to life in a meticulously prepared Opera Rara concert performance at the Barbican.

****1

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Laura Kate Wilson

Laura has an MA in English from the University of St Andrews, and has worked as a features writer and a freelance reviewer. She is fascinated by all aspects of opera, but has a particular interest in the role of the baritone on the operatic stage and a passion for the works of Puccini.