Julian Lloyd Webber and the EU Chamber Orchestra at St George's, Bristol

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 23 April 2012

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Reviewed at St George's Bristol, Bristol on 20 April 2012

Handel, Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Bach, Air on a G String, from Orchestral Suite BWV1068

Barber, Adagio for Strings, Op.11

Haydn, Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob VIIb:1

Julian Lloyd Webber, Cello

European Union Chamber Orchestra

Nicola Benedetti and the European Union Chamber Orchestra sparkle in Birmingham

Katherine Dixson, 9th December

What better antidote to the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping than a sackful of festive concertos? With Birmingham’s famous German market in full swing right outside the Town Hall, inside was also packed with concertgoers of all ages eager to hear celebrated violinist Nicola Benedetti.

***11

An evening with Julian Lloyd Webber

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 11th May

Having recently retired after a herniated disc weakened his bowing arm, Julian Lloyd Webber took to the stage last night at St George’s, Bristol as part of a tour he had created to tribute and reflect upon his performance career as one of the world’s leading cellists.

**111

Julian Lloyd Webber Pays Tribute to Cello Greats in Cornwall

Lucy Armstrong, 15th March

It is inevitable that one of the most beloved of orchestral instruments, the cello, will entice a diverse crowd of enthusiastic concertgoers – and that even in the midst of a recession, there prevails an inherent desire to depart from the self now and then for a ritualistic celebration of great music.

****1

A Delius Celebration at the Royal Festival Hall

Helen Fraser, 29th January

The history of British music reads rather like the old joke about buses: there was no composer of note in the two hundred years after Purcell, and then three came along at once. Whilst Elgar and Vaughan Williams have become household names, the third composer who came along at the end of the nineteenth century has been relegated to the dusty shelves of musical history.

***11

Marianne Crebassa: potent and versatile at Leeds Song

Richard Wilcocks, 12th April

Accompanied by Joseph Middleton, Marianne Crebassa performs an exquisite recital of Debussy, Mahler, Mompou and Ravel.

*****

Eroica: Riccardo Minasi and the WASO

Sandra Bowdler, 11th April

Guest conductor Riccardo Minasi leads the West Australian Symphony Orchestra with a program of old favourites, with outstanding contribution from trumpeter Jenna Smith

***11

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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”.