| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2012 Colston Hall | Gabetta, Sinaisky and the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Colston Hall |
 A sunny Sunday afternoon at Colston Hall marked the return of the London Philharmonic Orchestra to Bristol after over a decade away. The orchestra played alongside Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta for a moving performance of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor. This was accompanied on either side by Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony no. 1 and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony no. 2.
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| 22-Oct-2011 Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall | Beethoven, Elgar and Wagner with the Hong Kong Philharmonic in soul-cleansing evening |
 It sounds almost like heresy to describe a Beethoven composition as “light”, but it would be appropriate for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert on Saturday. His Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Pastoral, was like soufflé to the crème brûlée of Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Wagner’s Tannhäuser overture. Placing the Wagner overture at the end was a clever stroke in programming that prevented the Beethoven work from becoming an anti-climax.
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| 6-Oct-2011 Bridgewater Hall | At the emotional centre - Nicolas Altstaedt |
 Young German cellist Nicolas Altstaedt was at the emotional centre of the BBC Philharmonic’s all-Elgar concert in Manchester. An award-winner with a fast-developing global reputation, he made the opening four chords of the Cello Concerto exceptionally dramatic, more immediate than usual, as we were plunged into the composer’s agonised responses to the Great War.Read full review... | |
