British in Bristol: Stephen Hough and Bristol Classical Players at St George's

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 08 October 2012

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Reviewed at St George's Bristol, Bristol on 6 October 2012

Delius, On hearing the first cuckoo in spring

Hummel, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.85

Hough, The Loneliest Wilderness, for cello and small orchestra

Elgar, Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36

Bristol Classical Players

Sir Stephen Hough, Piano

Samara Ginsberg, Cello

Tom Gauterin, Conductor

Hough's Dvořák highlights a night with Bristol Classical Players at St George's

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 21st September

The Bristol Classical Players and conductor Tom Gauterin normally focus their concerts around a series of works from a particular era or composer, but this time they did something a little different. We heard the rarely performed Piano Concerto in G minor by Dvořák, sandwiched between Beethoven’s Fidelio overture and his Fifth Symphony.

***11

Hough's Dvořák highlights a night with Bristol Classical Players at St George's

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 21st September

***11

Stephen Hough makes a convincing case for Rachmaninov 1 with the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 24th April

On a return visit to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Wilson shapes A London Symphony with melancholy sweep.

****1

Hindoyan and Hough bring a new dream team to Liverpool

Glyn Mon Hughes, 27th November

Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto comes alive as Stephen Hough joins Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO in an explosive performance of this dramatic work.

*****

Majestic Brahms from Sir Stephen Hough and Elim Chan in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 17th May

Elim Chan expertly conducts the SSO through a varied programme featuring an Australian fanfare, Russian ballet music and Brahms' First Piano Concerto with Sir Stephen Hough.

****1

A knight-errant on the road: Sir Stephen Hough at the Barbican

Christopher Woodley, 4th December

Sir Stephen Hough continues his advocacy of Chaminade with three of her miniatures and gives passionate performances of Schumann' and Chopin.

****1

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.