A triumphant Beethoven 5 to launch The Brigantes Orchestra

By Steve Draper, 18 October 2019

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Reviewed at Victoria Hall Methodist Church, Sheffield on 17 October 2019

Bach, Chaconne from the Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Joachim Raff)

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

Bach, Violin partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Sarabande

Beethoven, Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op.67

Lisa Jacobs, Violin

The Brigantes Orchestra

Quentin Clare, Conductor

Russian Spring: Elder and the Hallé reunite in glorious style

Leighton Jones, 7th May

The music of Glinka, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky fills Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with mystery, intrigue and jollity.

****1

Classical grace and Romantic eloquence from the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 7th May

The contrasting delights of Schumann, Brahms and Dvořák are powerfully evoked in performances of charm, eloquence and high drama from the Philharmonia, continuing the orchestra’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

****1

Spacious Prokofiev from Seong-Jin Cho and the Munich Philharmonic

SangKwon Lee, 6th May

Seong-Jin Cho’s premise in Prokofiev is compelling – to reconcile Russian gravitational attack and monumental construction with clarity, colour and contrapuntal legibility.

***11

Marc-André Hamelin surveys two centuries of piano sonatas

Sam Jacobson, 5th May

From Haydn and Beethoven to Weinberg and Rachmaninov, Marc-André Hamelin reveals the piano sonata as a form of breadth, flexibility and expressive power.

****1

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Cameron Kelsall, 3rd May

The program features Maria Dueñas in Korngold's Violin Concerto and a moving tribute to LA native Michael Tilson Thomas

****1

Subtle magic: Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday in Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 3rd May

Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday with a concert at the Staatsoper Berlin.

*****

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Steve Draper

After studying music at Oxford, Steve worked in education for thirty years. He has followed and been involved with music in the north of England throughout and has written classical reviews for The Yorkshire Post. Steve has a particular interest in performances in Sheffield, his home city.