A Bridled Ride with Brooklyn Rider

By Sofia Nyblom, 02 May 2014

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Reviewed at Konserthuset Stockholm: Grünewaldsalen, Stockholm on 26 April 2014

Schubert, String Quartet in C minor "Quartettsatz" D.703

Glass, String Quartet no. 2 "Company"

Ljova, Culai, for string quartet

Bartók, String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, Sz.67, Op.17

Jacobsen, Three Miniatures for string quartet

Brooklyn Rider

Brooklyn Rider alive and rocking at Wigmore Hall

Christopher Woodley, 8th July

Brooklyn Rider is a first-rate advertisement for the string quartet in NYC. A quiet approach to their artistry, stylish playing, and a gorgeous sound brings midsummer joy to Wigmore Hall.

****1

Wendy Whelan / Brian Brooks: Some of a Thousand Words

Jaime Robles, 29th November

The body as it moves, in all its human vulnerability, is never free of emotion. Wendy Whelan and Brian Brooks collaborate on Some of A Thosand Words, performed in San Francisco.

*****

An end-of-term Mahler 6 from the Hallé in Manchester

Rohan Shotton, 28th May

Kahchun Wong conducts The Hallé in Mahler's epic Sixth Symphony, although directorial idiosyncrasies sometimes get in the way of the music.

***11

Mallwitz and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin conquer Mahler's Fifth

Mengguang Huang, 27th May

At the Elbphilharmonie, Joana Mallwitz treats Mahler's Fifth as an argument to be won, and she knows exactly how it will end.

****1

Václav Luks and the OAE deliver operatic scale in Haydn's Creation

Nick Boston, 27th May

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Václav Luks are joined by their own choir and strong soloists for a fresh and colourful performance of Haydn's Die Schöpfung.

****1

Lost for words: Asmik Grigorian excels at Wigmore Hall

Roy Westbrook, 26th May

A first half of vocalises gives way to all Strauss after the interval as the Lithuanian superstar soprano helps Wigmore Hall celebrate its 125th anniversary.

****1

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Sofia Nyblom

Sofia Nyblom is a Swedish arts journalist, critic, presenter and radio and tv-producer. With a background as a professionally trained singer, she today prefers watching opera and singing in choir - and she loves dance. Twitter: @nyblomsofia. Her website is here.