Live concert Performance Reviews: listing Sept-Dec2003: Seen&Heard Classical Concerts

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September - December

2003

Articles, Interviews and Editorials

EDITORIAL PART 1: An editor’s sideswipe at standards of music criticism.

Seen & Heard reviewers from the UK and the United States nominate their best live performances of 2003.

Rudi van Dijk in memoriam, a personal reflection by Bernard Jacobson

Roremania: Bernard Jacobson attends a birthday celebration

Gilbert Kaplan talks to Marc Bridle about Mahler’s Second Symphony.

Inside Monteverdi, South Bank Centre, 2nd November, 2003 (PGW)

Recent Contemporary Music on CD: Feldman, Finnissy, Pritchard, Usher. Maxwell Davies, Staebler and Zimmermann reviewed by John Warnaby

Wittener Tage fuer Neue Kammermusik: 9 - 11 May, 2003 by John Warnaby.

RADIO: PROGRAMMES AND REVIEWS

Two Radio 3 Programmes (PGW)

FESTIVALS and INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, Dec. 11 and 14, 2003 (BH)

Beethoven, Berlioz, Manoury, Orchestre de Paris, Esa-Pekka Salonen, December 11, 2003 (FC)

Rorem, Flute Concerto (world premiere), Jeffrey Khaner (flute), Philadelphia Orchestra, Roberto Abbado, Philadelphia, Dec. 2003 (BJ)

Composer Portrait: Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Miller Theatre, Columbia University, New York City, December 5, 2003 (BH)

Pletnev’s Rachmaninov Concerto Cycle in London: Marc Bridle and Alex Russell are impressed by the great pianist in concert.

Prism Quartet: British Invasion, Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphony Space, New York City, November 24, 2003 (BH)

Garrick Ohlsson Recital, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, November 23, 2003 (BH)

Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Ligeti: Violin Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral", Tasmin Little, Violin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director and Conductor, Carnegie Hall, New York City, November 12, 2003 (BH)

Sospeso Xponential: Moving Pictures and Illustrated Songs, The Ensemble Sospeso, The Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts, New York City November 11, 2003 (BH)

The Green Umbrella: "Solos Night", Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, Monday, November 3, 2003 (BH)

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection"), Christiane Oelze (sop), Monica Groop (mezzo), Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, October 30 and 31, 2003 (BH)

A Stradivarius In A Glass Box: Lahti Sibelius Festival, 4^th – 6^th September 2003 (BK)

Morton Feldman, "Triadic Memories", Marilyn Nonken, Piano, Miller Theatre, Columbia University, New York City, October 26, 2003 (BH)

The Eschenbach Era: Music in Philadelphia, by Bernard Jacobson

Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall: Balinese Gamelan Performance, Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony The Philadelphia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, Carnegie Hall, New York City, October 7, 2003 (BH)

KIROV AT CARNEGIE HALL: Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet (complete) Kirov Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor, Carnegie Hall, New York City, October 5, 2003 (BH)

Hurricane Christoph: Eschenbach in Philadelphia, Robin Mitchell-Boyask

Brahms, Matthews: San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Vadim Repin, violin; Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, Oct 3, 2003 (HS)

KIROV AT CARNEGIE HALL: Leningrad Symphony, Kirov Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor, Carnegie Hall, New York City, October 3, 2003 (BH)

KIROV AT CARNEGIE HALL: Opening Night Gala of Carnegie Hall's 113th Season Wagner, Lalo, Rimsky-Korsakov, Maxim Vengerov (violin), Valery Gergiev (conductor), Kirov Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Carnegie Hall, October 1, 2003 (BH)

Dallapiccola & Nono: Concert Chorale of New York, James Bagwell, Director, American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein, conductor,Avery Fisher Hall, September 28, 2003 (BH)

Stephen Hartke: Symphony No. 3, Mahler: Symphony No. 5: The Hilliard Ensemble, New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel, conductor, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY, September 23, 2003 (BH)

Mahler: Symphony No. 4, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Laura Claycomb, soprano; Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, Sept 24, 2003 (HS)

Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson, conductor, Miller Theatre, Columbia University, New York City, September 19, 2003 (BH)

Strauss, Beethoven: San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Thomas Hampson (baritone), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 19^th September 2003 (HS)

Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky: San Francisco Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, Davies Symphony Hall, September 3, 2003 (HS)

Salzburg Festival 2003

Salzburg Festival 2003: Mozart Mass in C Minor: Soloists, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Choir of Clare College, dir. Ivor Bolton. 19^th August 2003 (ME)

Salzburg Festival 2003: Mozart ‘Don Giovanni’ Vienna Philharmonic dir. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Thursday August 21^st 2003 (ME)

Salzburg Festival 2003: Hans Werner Henze, ‘L’Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe’ Vienna Philharmonic, dir. Markus Stenz, Salzburg, August 20^th 2003 (ME)

OPERA (UK and International),

BERLIOZ, Benvenuto Cellini, Orchestre National de France, December 8, 2003 (FC)

Verdi’s Aida at the Royal Opera, 28^th November 2003 (BK)

Opera in San Francisco: a mixed 2003 season so far is reviewed by Harvey Steiman.

Wagner Twilight of the Gods. Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Paul Daniel. Barbican Hall, Tuesday, November 25^th, 2003 (CC).

Britten, ‘The Turn of the Screw’ Royal College of Music, Benjamin Britten International Opera School, 22^nd November 2003 (ME)

Britten The Rape of Lucretia Soloists, English National Opera, Barbican Theatre, Friday, November 7^th, 2003 (CC)

Truth, Illusion and Time: Wagner’s Parsifal, Welsh National Opera, 4^th October 2003 (BK)

György Ligeti, Le Grand Macabre; BBC Singers, Justin Way (director); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Rumpf (conductor); Barbican, 19th October, 2003 (AR)

Handel ‘Orlando’,Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 20^th October 2003 (ME)

Britten The Turn of the Screw Soloists, English Touring Opera, Richmond Theatre, Friday, October 17^th, 2003 (CC)

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Stefan Soltesz, conductor; San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, October 16, 2003 (HS)
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; Lyric Opera of Chicago, Civic Opera House, Chicago, October 17, 2003 (HS)

Bellini I Capuleti e I Montecchi English National Opera at the Barbican Cond: Richard Bonynge, 10th October 2003 (CC)

STRAUSS, Salomé, Opera National de Paris, September 23, 2003 (FC)

Massenet, Thaïs English National Opera at the Barbican Cond: Emmanuel Joël, 23rd September 2003 (CC)

Mozart Cosi fan Tutte English National Opera at the Barbican Cond: Mark Wigglesworth, 20th September 2003 (ME)

Jazz, Dance,Esoterica and Alternative

The Abdullah Ibrahim Trio; Abdullah Ibrahim (Piano), George Gray (Drums), Belden Bullock (Double Bass); Royal Festival Hall; 25^th October 2003 (EP)

Diamanda Galas, Defixiones, Will and Testament, RFH, 17^th October 2003 (MB)

CONCERTS and RECITALS (UK)

Mendelssohn, Schumann, Mussorgsky /Ravel; Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons, RFH, 17^th December 2003 (AR)

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No.3 in D minor; Birgit Remmert (contralto); London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ladies of the London Philharmonic Choir, Tiffin Boys Choir; Andrew Litton (conductor); RFH, 16^th December, 2003 (AR)

Schumann, Brahms Susan Gritton (soprano); Dietrich Henschel (baritone); European Voices; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Simon Rattle. RFH, Monday, December 15^th, 2003 (CC)

Beethoven, Chopin Freddy Kempf (piano) Wigmore Hall, 1pm, Monday, December 15^th, 2003 (CC)

Beethoven, Shostakovich; Leon McCawley (pf) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur (con); RFH, 13^th December, 2003 (AR)

Mitsuko Uchida (piano), RFH, Friday, December 12^th, 2003 (CC)

Mozart, Mendelssohn, Haydn; Philharmonia Orchestra, András Schiff (pf/con); RFH, 9th December, 2003 (AR)

Mozart, Adagio in B minor: Schumann, Kinderscenen, Op. 15: Schubert, Three Pieces, D946, Six German Dances D 820: Schoenberg, Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19: Liszt, Sonata in B minor, S. 178. Paul Lewis, Wigmore Hall, 9^th December 2003 (ME)

Beethoven, Sibelius; John Lill (pf); London Philharmonic Orchestra; Paavo Berglund (con); RFH; 6th December, 2003 (AR)

‘A Wilde Concert’ Clarke, Alford, Debbie Wiseman: animated films of short stories by Oscar Wilde: presenter Atarah Ben-Tovim: Children’s Classic Concerts, Barbican Hall, December 6^th 2003 (ME)

Mozart, Shostakovich, Messiaen, Beethoven: Mirijam Contzen (Violin) & Florian Uhlig (Piano), Wigmore Hall, 3rd December 2003 (H-T W)

Birtwistle, Eötvös London Sinfonietta/Martyn Brabbins, Pierre-André Valade, QEH, Tuesday, December 2^nd, 2003 (CC)

Duos ex machina: Nancarrow, Stahnke, Volans, Weir, Ligeti; Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo, The Warehouse, 27th November 2003 (H T-W)

St Ceciliatide International Festival of Music – Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Merel Quartet, Stationers´ Hall, London, 20^th November 2003 (H-T W)

Bach, Brahms, Shostakovich Yuri Bashmet (viola); Mikhail Muntian (piano). Barbican Hall, Thursday November 27^th, 2003 (CC)

Stravinsky, Hardin, Bach (arr. MacGregor); Andy Sheppard (saxophone), Shrikanth Sriram (tabla); Britten Sinfonia; Joanna MacGregor (director/piano); QEH, 22^nd November, 2003 (AR)

Beethoven Piotr Anderszewski (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Barbican Hall, Thursday, November 20^th, 2003 (CC)

Delius, Warlock, Vaughan Williams, Bax: The Nash Ensemble, Mark Padmore, Wigmore Hall, November 15^th 2003 (ME)

Handel Alexander’s Feast Emma Bell (soprano); Paul Agnew (tenor); Roderick Williams (bass); The Choir of the English Concert; The English Concert/Andrew Manze, QEH, Tuesday, November 11^th, 2003 (CC)

Schubert, Chopin Maria João Pires (piano), Wigmore Hall, 1pm, Monday, November 10^th 2003 (CC)

Busoni, Piazzolla, Milhaud, Respighi; Theodore Kerkezos (saxophone); London Philharmonic Orchestra; Roberto Minczuk (conductor); Royal Festival Hall, 7^th November, 2003 (AR)

Beethoven, ‘An die ferne Geliebte:’ Schubert, ‘Schwanengesang.’ Matthias Goerne, Alfred Brendel, Wigmore Hall November 5^th and 7^th 2003 (ME)

Saariaho, Bruch, Berlioz; Joshua Bell (Violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Louis Langrée (conductor); Royal Festival Hall; 5^th November, 2003 (AR)

Mahler, Symphony No.2, Inger Dam-Jensen (sop), Nadja Michael (mezzo), London Philharmonic Choir, Brighton Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Gilbert Kaplan, RFH, 4^th November, 2003 (MB)

Vaughan Williams, Ravel Andreas Haefliger (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox. Barbican Hall, Tuesday, November 4^th, 2003 (CC)

Liszt, Messiaen Steven Osborne (piano), Wigmore Hall, 1pm, Monday November 3^rd, 2003 (CC)

Anton Bruckner, Symphony No.9, Te Deum Turid Karlsen (sop), Natascha Petrinsky (mezzo), Anthony Dean Griffey (ten), Peter Rose (bass); London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas (con); Barbican Centre, 2^nd November, 2003 (AR)

Schoenberg, Strauss, Sibelius; Christine Brewer (sop), BBC SO, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (con); Barbican Centre, 1^st November, 2003 (AR)

Wagner: Lohengrin, Tristan & Isolde, Götterdämmerung, Susan Bullock (sop), Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Barbican 31^st October 2003 (MB)

Schumann Olaf Bär (baritone); Julius Drake (piano). Wigmore Hall, 1pm, Monday, 27^th October, 2002 (CC)

Beethoven, Berg Benjamin Schmid (violin); Philharmonia Orchestra/Franz Brüggen, Royal Festival Hall, Thursday, October 23^rd, 2003 (CC)

Bach, Granados, Sculthorpe, Venezuelan composers, John Williams (guitar), Wigmore Hall, 22^nd October 2003 (MB)

Bach, Schubert, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Igor Tchetuev (piano), Wigmore Hall, 20^th October 2003 (MB)

Ligeti at 80 Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Michael Thompson, Isabelle Faust, London Sinfonietta/George Benjamin, Barbican Hall, Saturday, October 18^th, 2003 (CC)

Dutilleux, Bartok, Beethoven; Hélène Grimaud (pf); Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, RFH, 16^th October, 2003 (AR)

Ligeti, Debussy Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Wigmore Hall, Thursday, October 16^th, 2003 (CC)

Aram Ilyich Khachaturian: Centenary Concert; George Pehlivanian (con), Sergey Khachatryan (violin), Levon Chilingirian (violin), Alexander Chaushian (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra; RFH: 13^th October, 2003 (AR)

Serge Prokofiev complete chamber music, Blackheath Halls 11/12 October 2003 (PGW)

Ravel, Fauré, Honegger; Nicole Tibbels (sop), Louise Callinan (mezzo), Werner Güra (ten), François Le Roux (nar), Lucy Scott (Witch of Endor), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Nash Ensemble; Leonard Slatkin (con); Barbican Centre, 11^th October, 2003 (AR)

Mozart, Bruckner Paul Lewis (piano); Philharmonia Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi, Royal Festival Hall, London, Thursday, October 9^th, 2003 (CC)

Schubert, ‘Winterreise’ Matthias Goerne, Alfred Brendel. Wigmore Hall, Wednesday October 8^th 2003 (ME)

Xenakis: Designer in Sound, Nicolas Hodges (pf), Hilary Summers (mezzo), Linda Hirst (mezzo), Mark van de Wiel (bass clarinet), London Sinfonietta, Diego Masson, QEH, 7^th October, 2003 (AR)

Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Demidenko (pf), Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio/Vladimir Fedoseyev. RFH, Tuesday, October 7^th, 2003 (CC).

Schumann, Robin Holloway: Nash Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, October 4^th 2003 (ME)

Messiaen, Stockhausen, Boulez Peter O’Hagan (piano). Purcell Room, Friday, October 3^rd, 2003 (CC)

Sibelius, Lindberg, Mahler; Randi Stene (mezzo), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (con); Barbican Centre, 30th September 2003 (AR)

S. Harrison, Traditional Afghan THE LIGHT GARDEN TRILOGY Andrew Sparling (clarinet); Peter Sheppard Skaerved (violin); The Tate Ensemble; Ensemble Bakhtar; Lontano/Odaline de la Martinez. Marylebone Parish Church, Tuesday, September 30^th, 2003 (CC).

Scarlatti arr. Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, Yefim Bronfman (pf), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 29^th September 2003 (CT)

Ravel, Schubert Alfredo Perl (piano) Wigmore Hall, 1pm, Monday, September 29^th, 2003 (CC).

Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky London Symphony Orchestra/Yuri Temirkanov, Barbican Hall, September 28^th, 2003 (CC)

Shostakovich, Beethoven St Petersburg String Quartet, Wigmore Hall, 11.30am, Sunday September 21^st, 2003 (CC)

Schubert ‘Winterreise’ Simon Keenlyside, Pedja Muzijevic, with Brandi L. Norton, Seth Parker, Lionel Popkin (dancers) Directed by Trisha Brown, Lighting by Jennifer Tipton. Barbican Hall, 18^th September 2003 (ME)

Sorabji, Opus Clavicembalisticum, Jonathan Powell (piano), Purcell Room, Tuesday, September 16^th, 2003 (CC)

J. S. Bach, F. Couperin, D. Scarlatti Angela Hewitt (piano). Wigmore Hall, Monday, September 15^th, 2003 (CC)

Beethoven, Chopin Malcolm Binns (piano). Wigmore Hall, Sunday September 14^th, 2003 (CC).

Wolf, Schubert, Poulenc, Strauss, Wagner: Violeta Urmana, Jan Philip Schulze. Wigmore Hall, September 11^th 2003 (ME)

Schumann, Mendelssohn, Schubert Eroica Quartet (Peter Hanson, Lucy Howard, violins, Gustav Clarkson viola, David Watkin cello). Wigmore Hall, September 10^th, 2003 (CC)

Opening Concert of the Wigmore Hall 2003-2004 season: Debussy, de Falla, Strauss, Britten – Amanda Roocroft, Graham Johnson. Saturday 6^th September 2003 (ME)

Bach, Rodrigo, Bogdanovic, Henze, Brouwer, George Vassilev (guitar), Purcell Room, 4^th September 2003 (MB)

THE PROMS 2003

PROM 71: R.Strauss, Elgar, Musorgsky (orch. Ravel); Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Tonhalle Orchestra, Zürich; David Zinman (conductor); Royal Albert Hall; 12^th September, 2003 (AR)

PROM 68 Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta (CC)

PROM 66 Prokofiev, Shostakovich; Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev (conductor); Royal Albert Hall, 8^th September 2003 (AR)

PROM 64: Prokofiev, Vivaldi, Mozart, McFerrin, Dukas, Ravel; Tamás Várga (cello); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Bobby McFerrin (vocalist/conductor); Royal Albert Hall, 7^th September, 2003 (AR)

PROM 63 Prokofiev, War and Peace Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Paul Daniel. Saturday, September 6^th, 2003 (CC)

PROM 59: Salonen, Beethoven, Brahms; Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano); NDR Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg; Christoph Eschenbach (conductor); Royal Albert Hall, 3^rd September 2003 (AR)

PROM 57: Matthias Pintscher, Anton Bruckner, Frank Peter Zimmerman (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Royal Albert Hall, 2^nd September 2003 (AR)

PROM 56: Brahms, Goebbels, Strauss Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Royal Albert Hall, 1^st September, 2003 (MB)

PROM 55: Bartok, Ligeti, Stravinsky, Tasmin Little (vln), Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Royal Albert Hall, 31^st August 2003 (CT)

PROM 54: Mendelssohn, Mahler Gil Shaham (violin); Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons. RAH, Saturday, August 30th, 2003 (CC)

PROM 53: Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Mariss Jansons (conductor); Royal Albert Hall, 29^th August, 2003 (AR)

PROM 50: Wagner, Berg, Brahms; Christine Brewer (sop), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth (con), Royal Albert Hall, 27^th August, 2003 (AR)

PROM 49: Mahler, Symphony No.6, European Union Youth Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor); Royal Albert Hall, 26th August, 2003 (AR)

PROM 48:Berlioz, ‘The Trojans’ Part II, soloists, LSO Chorus, LSO, Sir Colin Davis, Royal Albert Hall Sunday 25^th August 2003. (ME)

PROM 47: Berlioz, The Trojans: Part I, soloists, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, RAH, 3.00pm, 25^th August 2003 (MB)

PROM 46: Handel, ‘Saul’ Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh, RAH, 24^th August 2003 (ME)

PROM 45: Musorgsky, orch. Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich. Prokofiev, Christian Tetzlaff (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, 23^rd August, 2002 (AR)

PROM 44: Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven Askar, Wosner, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim (piano/director). RAH, Friday, August 22^nd, 2003 (CC)

PROM 43: Ravel, Kancheli, Berlioz; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, 21^st August, 2003 (AR)

PROM 42 Beethoven, Berlioz, Prokofiev Olga Borodina (mezzo); Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra/Valery Gergiev, RAH, Wednesday, August 20^th, 2003 (CC)

PROM 41: Dukas, Chen Yi, Ravel, Evelyn Glennie (percussion), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier, RAH, 19^th August 2003 (MB)

PROM 40: Carl Nielsen, Kalevi Aho, Jean Sibelius; Christian Lindberg (trombone), Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, 18^th August, 2003 (AR)

PROM 39: Berlioz, ‘Benvenuto Cellini’ (Weimar version), Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, MDR Radio Choir Leipzig, cond. Sir Roger Norrington, RAH, Sunday 17th August 2003. (ME)

PROM 37: Mozart, Brahms Miah Persson (soprano); Peter Mattei (baritone); Eric Ericsson Chamber Choir; Swedish Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck, Royal Albert Hall, Friday, August 15^th, 2003 (CC)

PROM 35: Chopin arr. Stravinsky, Knussen, Carter, Stravinsky; Pinchas Zukerman (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra; Oliver Knussen (con) Royal Albert Hall, 14^th August, 2003 (AR)

PROM 31: R Strauss; Mahler; Prokofiev; Ekaterina Gubanova, (mezzo); Detlef Roth, (baritone); London Philharmonic Choir; Crouch End Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Daniele Gatti, Royal Albert Hall, 11^th August 2003 (AR)

Prom 29: Messiaen, Berlioz, Prokofiev, Lawrence Power (viola), National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Royal Albert Hall, 9^th August 2003 (CT)

PROM 26 : Weir, Schumann, Shostakovich; Heinrich Schiff (cello); BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov. Royal Albert Hall, August 7^th, 2003 (CC)

PROM 24: Richard Strauss; Dame Anne Evans, Rebecca Evans, Katarina Karnéus; Choristers of King's College, Cambridge; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras/Stephen Cleobury conductors, Royal Albert Hall, 5^th August 2003 (AR)

Prom Preview: HK Gruber on ‘Dancing in the Dark’ (MH)

PROM 15, Richard Strauss, Elektra, Soloists, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, RAH, 29^th July 2003 (MB)

PROM 13: Haydn, Bartók, Copland, John Adams; Hélène Grimaud (pf), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Southend Girl’s Choir, Southend Boy’s Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus, John Adams (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, 27^th July 2003 (AR)

PROM 10: Joe Duddell Première, Tchaikovsky, Bartók, Colin Currie (percussion), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, RAH, 25^th July 2003 (MB)

Prom Preview: Joe Duddell on ‘Ruby’ (MH)

PROM 9: James MacMillan Première, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Albert Hall, 24^thJuly, 2003 (MB)

PROM 4: Beethoven, Brahms, Rakhmaninov; Stephen Hough (pf); Budapest Festival Orchestra; Iván Fischer (con), Royal Albert Hall, 21^st July 2003 (AR)

PCM 1: Ligeti, Debussy, Britten, Farkas, Galliard Ensemble, Lecture Theatre, Victoria and Albert Musuem, 21^st July 2003 (MB)

PROM 3: Tippett, King Priam, soloists, BBC Singers, BBC national Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton, RAH, 20^th July 2003 (MB)

PROM 2:‘The Nation’s Favourite Prom’ Royal Albert Hall, Saturday July 19^th (ME)

PROM 1: Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Lang Lang (pf), Irina Tchistyakova (mezzo sop), James Rutherford (bass), Simon Russell Beale (narrator), BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC National Chorus of Wales; Leonard Slatkin (con), Royal Albert Hall, 18^th July, 2003 (AR)

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Contributors: Marc Bridle, Martin Anderson, Frank Cadenhead , Colin Clarke, Paul Conway, Sarah Dunlop, Melanie Eskenazi, Abigail Frymann, Simon Hewitt-Jones, Tim Hodgkinson, Martin Hoyle, Ben Killeen, Ian Lace, Jean Martin, Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Ian Pace, Peter Quantrill, Alex Russell, Harvey Steiman, Christopher Thomas, John Warnaby, Hans-Theodor Wolfhart, Peter Grahame Woolf (Founder & Emeritus Editor).



Contributors: Marc Bridle, Martin Anderson, Frank Cadenhead , Colin Clarke, Paul Conway, Sarah Dunlop, Melanie Eskenazi, Abigail Frymann, Simon Hewitt-Jones, Tim Hodgkinson, Martin Hoyle, Ben Killeen, Ian Lace, Jean Martin, Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Ian Pace, Peter Quantrill, Alex Russell, Harvey Steiman, Christopher Thomas, John Warnaby, Hans-Theodor Wolfhart, Peter Grahame Woolf (Founder & Emeritus Editor).