20th-century English quintets at Cadogan Hall

Mark Bebbington and RPO principals

Par Nick Boston, 25 mars 2024

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“he passion and clear enjoyment of predominantly orchestral players let loose on chamber repertoire”

Critique faite à Cadogan Hall, Londres, le 24 mars 2024

Ireland, Phantasie Trio

Vaughan Williams, Quintette avec piano en ut mineur

Elgar, Quintette avec piano en la mineur, Op.84

Mark Bebbington, Piano

Tamas Andras, Violon

Andrew Storey, Violon

Abigail Fenna, Alto

Jonathan Ayling, Violoncelle

Benjamin Cunningham, Contrebasse

An English salad, French dressing from Shelley and the RPO

Dominic Lowe, 5th April

Shelley led an unusual mix of English music by Walton, Coleridge-Taylor and Delius, with a poignant addition of two small works by the young Lili Boulanger.

***11

English jewels in the European crown

Mark Thomas, 1st November

A delectable programme from Barry Wordsworth and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with pieces by Elgar and Vaughan Williams and a rare chance to hear John Ireland’s eclectic Piano Concerto.

***11

Two Dons and a señor: Payare’s debut with the RPO

Alexander Hall, 27th March

Rafael Payare, in his first appearance with the RPO, has musical encounters with Don Juan and Don Quixote, and a Mozart symphony provides a suitable contrast.

****1

Le piano immédiat de Marie-Ange Nguci à Radio France

Alain Lompech, 10th May

Dans un programme qui associait Beethoven, Ravel, Chopin, Liszt et Schumann, la pianiste a montré l'étendue de sa personnalité, pulvérisant les idées reçues.

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja entraîne la Camerata Bern vers l’Est

Romain Daroles, 9th May

Où « Pat Kop » va-t-elle chercher tout cet imaginaire ? Dans un concert aux allures de bœuf virtuose entre amis, la violoniste et compositrice d'origine moldave a enchanté le public de sa ville d'adoption.

*****

Nobuyuki Tsujii et Klaus Mäkelä souverains à la Philharmonie

Alain Lompech, 5th May

Le pianiste japonais, le chef finlandais et l'Orchestre de Paris ont paru particulièrement soudés dans une interprétation de référence du Concerto de Grieg, avant une formidable Première Symphonie de Mahler.

*****

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

20th-century English quintets at Cadogan Hall: sensitivity and orchestral scale