A medieval fairytale at Kings Place: Roderick Williams sings Brahms

By Emily Owen, 20 September 2012

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Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall One, London on 19 September 2012

Brahms, Die schöne Magelone, Romances for voice and piano, Op.33

Roderick Williams, Baritone

Roger Vignoles, Piano

From the sublime to the surreal: Louise Alder returns to Wigmore Hall

Kevin W Ng, 9th October

Louise Alder and Roger Vignoles offer French charm in their return to Wigmore Hall.

****1

Nicky Spence and Roger Vignoles: a rapturous seasonal concert

Mark Valencia, 28th December

The tone was set for a shrewdly programmed hour of contrasts.

*****

Elizabeth Watts braves the flu in Amsterdam

Jenny Camilleri, 4th October

Soprano Elizabeth Watts brought tonal richness and energy to an evening of French song with texts by Théophile Gautier, but her expressive arsenal was diminished by a bout of flu.

***11

Alek Shrader - a mysterious Wigmore debut

Louise Flind, 26th September

Alek Shrader's Wigmore Hall debut was thrilling, touching, charming and mysterious.

***11

Repressed passions, Russian melancholy

Mark Pullinger, 11th December

Poise, control, stillness. Within two minutes of her Wigmore Hall debut, the qualities that make Elīna Garanča a consummate Lieder recitalist were evident.

****1

Dynamic and fun-packed Mamelles de Tirésias

Nicolas Nguyen, 25th November

Dutch National Opera performs Poulenc’s first opera, Les mamelles de Tirésias, as a project of the company’s talent development program... a fun occasion to witness the much lighter “voyou” side of the French composer.

***11

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Emily Owen

A postgraduate student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama specialising in early music, Emily Owen is a freelance soprano, singing with numerous ensembles. She deputises in churches around London and also manages the newly formed London Youth Choir. Her website is here.