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Prom 51: A missed opportunity to unlock the power of classical music

Por Hazel Rowland, 26 agosto 2014

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Albert Hall, Londres el 25 agosto 2014

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 1 in C major, Op.46 no.1

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 10 in E minor, Op.72 no.2

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 8 in G minor, Op.46 no.8

Grieg, Concierto para piano en la menor, Op.16

Bax, Roscatha

Whelan, Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite (UK première)

Zee Zee, Piano

Ulster Orchestra

Jac van Steen, Dirección

Exquisite Mozart from Steven Osborne with the Ulster Orchestra

Leighton Jones, 14th February

Championing British musicm the Ulster Orchestra also performs a seldom heard work by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

***11

Peter Moore shines in Joe Chindamo’s trombone concerto in Belfast

Leighton Jones, 18th October

Bernstein, Chindamo and Rachmaninov bring an evening of jazz-inspired music from the streets of New York to a deeply personal Russian symphony.

***11

Suganandarajah and Collins delight in Weber at Belfast’s Ulster Hall

Leighton Jones, 26th January

Leslie Suganandarajah brings an evening of classical elegance with the Ulster Orchestra, while Michael Collins shines in a rarely performed concerto.

****1

Conductor Mihhail Gerts impresses in Belfast

Leighton Jones, 1st December

Mihhail Gerts and Vadym Kholodenko delight in Bartók, while the Ulster Orchestra’s playing pleases in two five-movement symphonic works.

****1

Rustioni brings a magical spell to Ulster Orchestra’s season opener

Leighton Jones, 22nd September

Daniele Rustioni conducts a programme of orchestral favourites and a concerto rarity featuring cellist Alban Gerhardt.

*****

The stars shine brightly in Northern Ireland Opera’s Tosca

Leighton Jones, 16th September

In NIO's annual opera production at the Belfast Grand Opera House, Cameron Menzies directs Puccini's Tosca.

****1

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Hazel Rowland

Hazel is in her final year reading music at Oxford University. As well being a classical music reviewer, she has written arts commentary for the Oxford Student and reviewed plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her particular interests lies in early German Romantic music and in how classical music functions within contemporary popular culture. Follow her blog here.