| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2013 Barbican Centre: Hall | Fevered but not all that Balkan? Crossover at the Barbican with the LSO and the Theodosii Spassov Trio |
 Kristjan Järvi cuts quite a dash on the podium, youthful, exuberant and full of energy, all adjectives that could be applied to the music in last night's Barbican crossover gig by the LSO, entitled "Balkan Fever". The concert was in two halves, linked by an over-arching theme of folk- and gypsy-inspired music, the first half being straight classical (Kodaly and Enescu), while the second was headlined by the Theodosii Spassov Trio. Spassov is a Bulgarian player of the kraval (an end-blown flute); he is accompanied by two guitarists.
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| 14-Oct-2012 University of Leeds: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall | Leeds Lieder+ From Europe to America – A Day of Song |
 The sharp linguistic and enunciative abilities of Romanian mezzo Adriana Festeu are as impressive as her singing. Accompanied by Nico de Villiers, she launched “Leeds Lieder+ From Europe to America – A Day of Song” in the morning at Leeds University’s Clothworkers Hall with “Songs My Mother Taught Me”. She dealt very convincingly with Dvořák’s Gypsy Songs in Czech, followed by 5 Lieder, Op. 38 by Korngold in English, and George Enescu’s Sept Chansons de Clément Marot in French.
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| 14-Sep-2012 Kings Place: Hall One | Kings Place Festival: The Chilingirian Quartet excel in Enescu and Haydn |
 The Chilingirian Quartet’s second concert at the Kings Place Festival followed barely twenty minutes after their preceding concert had concluded. Three factors were common between both events: the playing of two works without an interval, the presence of Joseph Haydn, and, most importantly, a uniformly high standard of musicianship. In all other senses however there were contrasts to be enjoyed, not least in the unusual pairing of Haydn’s String Quartet in D, Op. 71 no.Read full review... | |
