Birmingham Philharmonic and Byron Parish's Bruch and Bruckner marathon

By Ken Ward, 26 February 2013

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Reviewed at Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham on 24 February 2013

Beethoven, Egmont, Op.84: Overture

Bruch, Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op.26

Bruckner, Symphony no. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic", WAB 104

Byron Parish, Violin

Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra

Michael Seal, Conductor

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

The stuff of dreams and nightmares in Birmingham

Simon Cummings, 28th September

Michael Seal, Boris Giltburg and the CBSO present an evening of glamour and horror, pairing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the unforgettable anguish of Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 8.

*****

Music on autopilot: Michael Seal and the CBSO at Symphony Hall

Simon Cummings, 29th February

Attempts at crowd-pleasing go awry in music by Vaughan Williams and Gary Carpenter, while John Foulds escapes unscathed.

**111

John Lill celebrates his 75th birthday in Liverpool

Leighton Jones, 16th February

Tchaikovsky’s warhorse piano concerto is given a performance stripped of all showmanship. Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra completes this oddly programmed concert from the RLPO.

***11

Awash with sentiment: Scriabin's Piano Concerto

Hedy Mühleck, 3rd December

The CBSO shines in a programme of big, energetic music and tender emotions.

***11

Adventures in Birmingham

Katherine Dixson, 26th July

An evening of fine music-making in Birmingham thanks to the CBSO Youth Orchestra Academy and Michael Seal.

****1

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Ken Ward

Ken Ward spent most of his working life driving buses for Eastern National and London Buses. With a life-long enthusiasm for the works of Bruckner, he became editor of The Bruckner Journal in 2005 and was awarded The Bruckner Society of America 'Kilenyi' Medal of Honor in 2011.