| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2013 Barbican Centre: Hall | A tour of British music: Clyne, Britten and Elgar with the BBC Symphony Orchestra |
Britain is a country not often historically associated with great composers, repertoire or music: apart from the occasional early music programme peppered with Purcell or production of Peter Grimes, there is a great tendency to overlook British classical music, both past and present, in favour of its Germanic and Slavic cousins.Read full review... | |
| 29-Aug-2012 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 61: A festival of British music with Brabbins and the BBC Symphony |
The music of Herbert Howells has long been a fixture in British churches but continues to be absent from our concert halls. It’s true that much of his output, and almost all of his most popular works, are for unaccompanied choir or choir and organ, but his orchestral works include two piano concertos, a fantasia for cello and orchestra and several works for string orchestra among their number.Read full review... | |
| 13-Feb-2011 Perth Concert Hall (Horsecross) | The Hallé, Sir Mark Elder and Roderick Williams |
The Hallé orchestra’s concerts around Britain take them to a number of towns which do not normally get to hear top-quality orchestral concerts, with forthcoming performances in Kendal, Carlisle and Derby and others. The excitement and sense of occasion were therefore quite obvious as the crowds gathered for Sibelius, Mahler and Elgar in Perth Concert Hall.
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