Month: April 2024

A delightful Messiah from students of the Royal Academy of Music and the Sudbury Choral Society

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Messiah (HWV 56): Clara Orif (soprano), Oryna Veselovska (mezzo-soprano), James Edgeler (tenor), Thomas Butler (bass), musicians, Sudbury Choral Society / John Chillingworth (conductor). Sudbury Arts Centre, Sudbury, 14.4.2024. (MG)

[l-r] Clara Orif (soprano), Oryna Veselovska (mezzo-soprano), James Edgeler (tenor) and Thomas Butler (bass)

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London’s Southbank Centre in 2024-25

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From Vivaldi to virtual reality: Southbank Centre announces Classical Music Autumn/Winter 2024/25 programme

[l-r] Paraorchestra © Paul Blakemore; Lawrence Power © Jessie Rodger; Julia Bullock © Allison Michael Orenstein

The Southbank Centre and its family of six Resident Orchestras – Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Orchestra – has announced the Classical Music Autumn/Winter 2024/25 programme.

A presentation of the dynamic variety and staggering influence of the genre in all its forms, the programme features soaring symphonic works, powerful premieres, ambitious anniversary events performed by ground-breaking orchestras and ensembles.

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Trenchant Elgar versus flashy Walton in Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States López Ballido, Elgar, Walton: Sol Gabetta (cello), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (chorus director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.4.2024. (MSJ)

Sol Gabetta in Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra © Roger Mastroianni

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Philharmonia Chorus shine in Weinberg and Rachmaninov

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Elgar, Weinberg, Rachmaninov: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Mirjam Mesak (soprano), Pavel Petrov (tenor), Andrii Kymach (baritone), Paul Whittaker (BSL performer), Philharmonia Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 11.4.2024. (CK)

Vasily Petrenko conducts cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the RPO © Chris Christodoulou

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Bayerische Staatsoper in 2024-25

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The 2024–25 season at the Bayerische Staatsoper

Nine new Bayerische Staatsoper productions and three new Bayerisches Staatsballett productions, the fourth edition of the UniCredit September Festival, the third Ja, Mai Festival and a variety of concerts with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester as well as the Ballet Festival Week and the Munich Opera Festival provide the framework for the coming season in the Bayerische Staatsoper’s divisions.

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