1 American Adventurers
It seems that the Southbank Centre’s rather vague Belief And Beyond Belief festival can play host to almost any programme. The London Philharmonic’s all-American concert, conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada, evidently qualifies. It includes works by Glass, Adams and Ives, with the UK premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’s Flute Concerto as the novelty.
Royal Festival Hall, SE1, Saturday 11 February
2 La Cenerentola
The final new production in Opera North’s season of fairytale operas is Rossini’s take on the Cinderella story. It’s directed by Aletta Collins, with Giles Cadle as the set designer. Wallis Giunta plays Angelina (AKA Cinders).
Leeds Grand Theatre, Thursday 16 February to Saturday 25 February
3 Scottish Ensemble
Violinist Alina Ibragimova joins the crack ensemble for a programme that centres on Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s elegiac Concerto Funebre. Ibragimova also plays Bach’s E Major Violin Concerto and pieces by Arvo Pärt and Peteris Vasks, as well as two of Mendelssohn’s string sinfonias.
The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Thursday 16 February; Kelvingrove Art Gallery And Museum, Glasgow, Friday 17 February
4 Le Vin Herbé
A rare staging of Frank Martin’s dramatic oratorio based on the legend of Tristan and Iseult is the collector’s item in Welsh National Opera’s spring season. An intimate, restrained piece, it’s worlds away from Wagner’s treatment of the same story.
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Thursday 16 February; touring to Tuesday 25 April
5 Bachfest
Bath’s annual baroque extravaganza kicks off with an evening of concertos from the Academy Of Ancient Music. Concerts by Xuefei Yang and the Heath Quartet, the Tallis Scholars and La Serenissima follow.
Various venues, Bath, Thursday 16 February to Saturday 18 February
