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Baroque and Wine: Seattle (Concert Review - The Seattle Times, 2015)
Distinguished English conductor Stephen Layton led Seattle Symphony players and vocalists in a stellar program of Vivaldi, Bach, Purcell and Handel on Friday. The “sleeper” series at the Seattle Symphony just might be the “Baroque and Wine” presentations. Loaded with international talent, but not usually well attended, the baroque programming seems slightly underappreciated at Benaroya Hall – and
City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong: Mozart Requiem (Concert Review - Time Out H
You’ve got to hand it to Die Konzertisten: getting the founder of renowned choral group Polyphony to head up the group’s inaugural Counterpoint Music Festival was a stroke of genius. Yes, we appreciate it on a pun level. But it also works on a musical level. After all, few people in the choral realm have enjoyed such a fast crescendoing popularity as English conductor, Stephen Layton. And if there
Auckland Philharmonia: St John Passion (Concert Review - The New Zealand Herald,
Stephen Layton was responsible for the memorable Mass in B minor, presented by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra as its 2012 Choral Masterpiece concert. On Thursday, the English conductor returned, once more for Bach, with a St John Passion that was both inspired and inspiring. Layton spoke briefly afterwards of the rewards of working with a line-up of hand-picked soloists and the need to vitalise t
Ešenvalds: Passion & Resurrection (CD Review - The Tab, 2010)
Eriks Esenvalds clearly felt like a million dollars at the end of Thursday's performance of his oratorio Passion and Resurrection. This half-hour long, multi-textured vocal, choral and orchestral work made a stunning impression at Trinity College Chapel, and as the 33-year-old Latvian composer acknowledged the prolonged applause he was visibly moved – and no wonder. The performance was a collabora
Germany Tour (Concert Review - Rems-Zeitung, 2013)
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge begeisterte Als nach dem Konzert an Sir John Tavener der Preis der Europäischen Kirchenmusik verliehen wurde, sah man bei einigen Mitgliedern des Choir of Trinity College Cambridge gewisse Zeichen von Erschöpfung, sogar Tränen, die auch der Rührung über den festlichen Moment geschuldet sein konnten; aber als Konzertbesucher war man fast froh darüber, hatte ma
Germany Tour (Concert Review - Frankfurter Neue Presse, 2013)
Zart und anmutig wie der Gesang von Engeln Der „Trinity College Choir“ aus dem englischen Cambridge gastierte im Frankfurter Kaiserdom. Cambridge und seine Hochschulen haben seit jeher einen guten Klang, der sich auch auf die Vokalensembles der mittelenglischen Stadt zu übertragen scheint. Der „Trinity College Choir“ bewies bei seinem Gastspiel bei den Frankfurter Domkonzerten jedenfalls, dass er