Microtonal Oboe at The Forge

By Paul Kilbey, 28 June 2012

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Reviewed at The Forge, Camden, London on 26 June 2012

Redgate C., Microboe

Moriarty, Clarinet and Piano

Goldie-Scot, Experiment 3

Mark, Still Debussy

Giamougiannis, The Summoner

McCallum, Interwoven Colours

Goldie-Scot, Schizophrenic Sketch

Bullen, Rite

Redgate R., Ausgangspunkte

Redgate C., Multiphonia

Christopher Redgate, Oboe

Lloyd Coleman, Clarinet

Niklas Duckworth, Piano

Brian Mark, Piano

Lara Somogyi, Harp

Virginia Rockwell, Viola

Daniel Pioro, Violin

Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, Cello

Diana Matthews, Viola

The virtuoso oboe: Christopher Redgate, Michael Finnissy and Abbey Oboes

Katy Wright, 1st February

Oboist Christopher Redgate pulled a number of facts out of the bag in his pre-concert conversation with composer Michael Finnissy. The performance would see the newest oboe (the Howarth-Redgate model) played in Europe’s oldest concert hall (Oxford’s Holywell Music Room).

****1

Avant-garde echoes meet minimalist soundscapes in Hallé concert

Pwyll ap Sion, 26th February

Jonny Greenwood’s genre-defying music is given a powerful performance by violinist Daniel Pioro and members of The Hallé Orchestra under Hugh Tieppo-Brunt.

****1

Ballet Black: Pioneers, a double bill with bold drama and pure dance

Graham Watts, 8th March

Isabela Coracy’s performance as Nina Simone was a perfect opportunity to demonstrate that Ballet Black has a new star and she rose to the challenge with allure.

***11

Elena Schwarz takes the BBC Phil on a boisterous countryside trip

Leighton Jones, 12th November

Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall swells to the music of Stravinsky, Brahms and Beethoven as the BBC Philharmonic explores different perspectives on Classical forms.

****1

Deciphering the runes: a feast of Vaughan Williams from the LPO

Dominic Lowe, 26th October

Vaughan Williams' Ninth Symphony is not yet an audience favourite, but Andrew Manze and the London Philharmonic Orchestra make an admirable case for the work as a masterpiece.

****1

Petrenko and the LPO explore Beethoven, Sibelius and Knussen

Alexander Hall, 19th February

Daniel Pioro reminds us of the qualities of Oliver Knussen's Violin Concerto, while Vasily Petrenko and the LPO see a pair of second symphonies in very different ways.

***11

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.