Silesian Quartet makes a strong case for Weinberg and Bacewicz

By Nahoko Gotoh, 05 September 2019

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 2 September 2019

Weinberg, String Quartet No. 7 in C major

Bacewicz, Piano Quintet No. 1

Wojciech Świtała, Piano

Silesian String Quartet

Polish tales lovingly told by the Silesian String Quartet

Christopher Woodley, 4th May

The Silesian String Quartet provides eloquence, deft touches and rich sounds to quartets by Moniuszko, Weinberg and Górecki at London's Wigmore Hall.

***11

Era-defining string sound in the Liverpool Phil’s Mahler 9

Rohan Shotton, 10th May

Domingo Hindoyan nears his five-year anniversary at the RLPO with Mahler's Ninth Symphony.

****1

Redemption and musical caffeine: Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sunday morning Mahler at the Wiener Konzerthaus sees Andris Nelsons concluding his symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in shattering fashion.

****1

Alexander Malofeev conjures sophistication at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 10th May

Sitting low on the piano stool and with his head gently bobbing from side to side, this is music to listen to on repeat.

****1

Expressive 18th-century music from the Belgrade Philharmonic

Peter Connors, 8th May

Julien Chauvin leads the Belgrade Philharmonic in spirited performances of varied music by CPE Bach and Haydn, with local star flautist Ana Kaličanin Radivojević as soloist.

****1

Billy Childs' Saxophone Concerto sings a song of America

Eleanor Knight, 8th May

Billy Childs Diaspora receives its UK premiere at the Barbican, performed by saxophonist Steven Banks.

****1

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.