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Alan Sanders

Philippe Herreweghe Leads the Philharmonia in a Most Uplifting Concert

10/03/201922/02/2019 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach and Mozart: Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Philippe Herreweghe (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 21.2.2019. (AS)

Bertrand Chamayou (c) Marco Borggreve
Bertrand Chamayou (c) Marco Borggreve

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Adám Fischer’s Disappointing Mahler Ninth with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Barbican

10/03/201922/02/2019 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Adám Fischer (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 20.2.2019. (AS)

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Adám Fischer (conductor) (c) Mark Allan/Barbican

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Fine Schumann from the LSO and Sir John Eliot Gardiner

22/02/201911/02/2019 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schumann and Beethoven: Piotr Anderszewski (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 10.2.2019 (AS)

Piotr Anderszewski (c) Robert Workman
Piotr Anderszewski (c) Robert Workman

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Peter Eötvös Leads the Philharmonia in the UK Premiere of his Multiversum

19/02/201909/02/2019 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schoenberg, Bartók, Stravinsky and Eötvös: Iveta Apkalna (organ), László Fassang (Hammond organ), Philharmonia Orchestra / Peter Eötvös (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 8.2.2019. (AS)

Peter Eötvös © Marco Borggreve

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Christian Tetzlaff Shines in Sibelius with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

19/02/201904/02/2019 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sibelius, Bruckner: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 2.2.2019. (AS)

Christian Tetzlaff (c) Giorgia Bertazzi
Christian Tetzlaff (c) Giorgia Bertazzi

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Rattle and LSO Excel in Bartók and Bruckner When Back at the Barbican

10/02/201922/01/2019 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bartók and Bruckner: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 20.1.2019. (AS)

Sir Simon Rattle

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James Ehnes and Ryan Wigglesworth Combine in an Outstanding BBCSO Concert

02/02/201920/01/2019 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven and Schoenberg: James Ehnes (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor), Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London, 18.1.2019. (AS)

Ryan Wigglesworth (c) Benjamin Ealovega

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Kavakos, Rattle and the LSO Give an Evening of Great Music-Making

05/01/201917/12/2018 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms, Debussy and Enescu: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 16.12.2018. (AS)

Leonidas Kavakos (c) Marco Borggreve

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  • The Tempest from Vache Baroque and Out of Chaos was a true company effort (09/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Odd directorial decisions distract slightly from beautiful singing in Lübeck’s Tosca (09/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • Infrasound Ensemble prove they have chemistry in the Gubaidulina festival (07/09/2026) __________________________________
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