Month: July 2024

A spectacular Proms finale for Sir Mark Elder at the helm of the Hallé

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 4 – MacMillan, Mahler: Hallé Children’s Choir (chorus master: Shirley Court), Hallé Youth Choir (chorus master: Stuart Overington), Hallé Choir (chorus master: Matthew Hamilton), Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2024. (CK)

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé © Chris Christodoulou

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Beethoven for the ages from Veronika Eberle at Marvão Castle

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PortugalPortugal Marvão International Music Festival [1]: Veronika Eberle (violin), Juliane Banse (soprano), Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Christoph Poppen (conductor). Castelo de Marvão, Portugal, 20.7.2024. (LV)

Juliane Banse, Christoph Poppen, Konrad Elias-Trostmann and the Cologne Chamber Orchestra © Paulo Gouveia & Estela Alvarez Ruiz

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Opera Holland Park continues to go from strength to strength with a Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo double bill

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo: Soloists, Children from Pimlico Musical Foundation, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / John Andrews (conductor, Wolf-Ferrari), Francesco Cilluffo (conductor, Leoncavallo). Opera Holland Park, London, 17.7.2024. (CC)

Clare Presland as Susanna and Richard Burkhard as Count Gil in Il segreto di Susanna © Ali Wright

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