Stephen Farr opens Westminster Abbey's Summer Organ Festival 2012

Judith Weir's dramatic new choral work receives a convincing world première from David Hill and the BBC Singers at Southwark Cathedral. 

Beethoven may have been the main catch of the day for some but Sibelius, Leifs and Hillborg will have netted many new admirers thanks to Sakari Oramo.

The enormous organ of the Royal Albert Hall had a busy Sunday. In the evening Prom, it was due to add even more volume to Havergal Brian’s monumental ‘Gothic’ Symphony, whilst during the afternoon it was given to the charge of Stephen Farr, one of the UK’s most compelling organ recitalists, for a solo recital.

Entre la variedad estilística y las diversas maneras de hacer, la música del violonchelista alemán desplegó un muestrario de posibilidades instrumentales en la intimidad monástica.

Mario Brunello recorrió obras de Bach y Weinberg en una interpretación plena de personalidad, cuyo carácter unitario mostraba voluntad por ofrecer una experiencia viva.