United Kingdom Berlioz, Ortiz: Pacho Flores (trumpet); Philharmonia Orchestra / Rafael Payare (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2025. (CC)
Rafael Payare has a fine rapport with the Philharmonia Orchestra and is a star in the ascendent
Colin Clarke
ENO has always excelled in Handel, and this Partenope revival is no exception
United Kingdom Handel, Partenope: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / William Cole (conductor). London Coliseum, 22.11.2025. (CC)
New music performed by Seong-Jin Cho, Maxime Pascal and the LSO proves fresh and stimulating
United Kingdom LSO Futures, with Seong-Jin Cho: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.11.2025. (CC)
A terrific evening in Paris as Brahms is juxtaposed with Mozart
France Brahms, Mozart: Axelle Fanyo (soprano), Agnieszka Rehlis (mezzo-soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Guilhem Worms (bass), Chœur Orféon Donostiara, Le Cercle de l’Harmonie / Jérémie Rhorer (conductor). Philharmonie de Paris, 4.11.2025. (CC)
A rare ‘pared-down’ opportunity from ENO to see and hear Britten’s Albert Herring
United Kingdom Britten, Albert Herring: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / Daniel Cohen (conductor). London Coliseum, 13.10.2025. (CC)
Extraordinary BBC SO concert under Stasevska of works that rely mainly on texture
United Kingdom Thorvaldsdottir, Ligeti, John Luther Adams: BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.10.2025. (CC)
Anne Sofie von Otter mesmerizes a Berkeley audience with Schubert
United States Schubert: Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 5.10.2025. (HS)
Despite laudable Mahler it is Abrahamsen that will linger longest from Gardner and the LPO
United Kingdom Abrahamsen, Mahler: Jennifer France (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.10.2025. (CC)
