Travels with a cello: Laura van der Heijden touches down in Sheffield

By Steve Draper, 08 December 2019

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Reviewed at Upper Chapel, Sheffield on 6 December 2019

Bach, Cello sonata no. 1 in G major, BWV1027

Britten, Cello Sonata in C major, Op.65

Boulanger, 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano

Brahms, Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minor for Cello and Piano, Op.38

Laura van der Heijden, Cello

Tom Poster, Piano

Aspects of love from the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Mark Pullinger, 30th September

A wide-ranging programme from the shape-shifting ensemble at Wigmore Hall explores love in its many guises.

****1

Tom Poster stars in a Hallé concert of Nordic magic

Peter Connors, 13th December

Grieg's Piano Concerto played by Tom Poster and the Hallé under Stpehen Bell was the highlight of a popular programme of Nordic favourites by Grieg and Sibelius

****1

An unconventional Schubert 9 from Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra

Alexander Hall, 17th June

Two distinctly different halves to this evening in Kings Hall: chamber delicacy and subtlety in Ligeti and CPE Bach, and a barnstorming approach in Schubert's greatest symphony.

***11

Gemma New chooses large-scale works for her debut with The Hallé

Peter Connors, 21st October

Laura van der Heijden offered a deeply felt account of Walton's Cello Concerto, followed by a rare UK performance of Copland's Symphony no. 3.

****1

Aspects of love from the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Mark Pullinger, 30th September

A wide-ranging programme from the shape-shifting ensemble at Wigmore Hall explores love in its many guises.

****1

West Cork Chamber Music Festival ends in style

Michael Roddy, 7th July

British cellist Laura van der Heijden proved herself to be the sister of soul on the cello for the second night in succession.

*****

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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.