Proms at... Engaging invention from Shaw and joyous Schumann

By Nick Boston, 18 July 2018

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“Perianes blended warm support with the Calidores’ tone”

Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 16 July 2018

Shaw, First Essay: Nimrod

Shaw, Second Essay: Echo (world premiere)

Shaw, Third Essay: Ruby (world premiere)

Schumann, Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44

Calidore String Quartet

Javier Perianes, Piano

Exquisite Haydn and Mendelssohn from the Quatuor Ébène in Verbier

David Allen, 2nd August

Trust Haydn to provide the music for by far the most engrossing performance I heard at the Verbier Festival. Once again, having heard his music played with verve and appreciation by keen musicians, one wondered why more Haydn is not heard in concert, whether as symphonies, piano sonatas, or string quartets.

****1

Grooving with The Dude: the Bolívars make Bernstein and Falla dance

Mark Pullinger, 28th August

Between gigs at Wembley as Coldplay’s support act, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra brings its distinctive brand of infectious music-making to the Southbank.

****1

French charm and passion from Rouvali and the Philharmonia

Chris Garlick, 30th March

Franck's Symphony in D minor proves the highlight of a mixed Philharmonia matinee at the Southbank Centre.

***11

Petrenko and the Singapore Symphony: chalk, cheese and chocolate

Chang Tou Liang, 5th December

What do Tchaikovsky, de Falla and Beethoven have in common? Nothing, but Vasily Petrenko and the Singapore Symphony thrill.

*****

Hispanic highlights from Coll and Falla with the LPO

Roy Westbrook, 16th February

The world premiere of Frncisco Coll's Cuidad sin Senũo (City That Never Sleeps) proves intriguing at the Royal Festival Hall.

****1

Thrilling Mahler and a vibrant concerto at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 1st December

The US premiere of Jimmy López Bellido's Ephemerae, a Philadelphia Orchestra co-commission, leads the listener by the nose through a world of olfactory sensations.

****1

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.