Chloë Hanslip with Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Bristol

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 19 November 2013

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Reviewed at Bristol Beacon: Beacon Hall, Bristol on 15 November 2013

Dvořák, Symphony no. 5 in F major, Op.76

Bruch, Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op.26

Dvořák, Symphony no. 7 in D minor, Op.70

Libor Pešek, Conductor

Chloë Hanslip, Violin

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

An online Beethovenathon: all nine symphonies across Europe in one day

Alexander Hall, 6th June

An all-day Beethoven experience European style with both highs and lows: much diversity revealed and exploited but of variable quality.

***11

Barry Douglas majestic with below par Czech NSO

Mark Thomas, 18th April

An imperious Barry Douglas provided a magisterial Emperor Concerto in an otherwise disappointing concert from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.

**111

Magnificent Pavel Kolesnikov outshines the CNSO

Elisabeth Schwarz, 16th April

Pavel Kolesnikov was at the heart and soul of a disappointing concert by the touring Czech orchestra.

**111

Stately Dvořák from the Czech National Symphony

Dominic Lowe, 9th November

An impressive performance from cellist Natalie Clein in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto did much to alleviate the woes of the real world.

***11

Stately Dvořák from the Czech National Symphony

Dominic Lowe, 9th November

An impressive performance from cellist Natalie Clein in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto did much to alleviate the woes of the real world.

***11

Joseph Young makes his UK debut in music of his homeland

Leighton Jones, 16th January

An exceptional programme with insight, didn’t quite fulfil itself with renditions that had understanding, but lacked a little polish and refinement.

***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”.