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Colin Clarke

Jordi Savall Makes Bach’s Matthäus-Passion a Profound Meditation

19/05/201926/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

FranceFrance Holy Week at Versailles I – Bach, Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall (conductor), Chapelle Royale, Versailles 17.4.2019. (CC)

Jordi Savall © David Ignaszewski
Jordi Savall © David Ignaszewski

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The Royal Opera’s Unforgettable Billy Budd

19/05/201925/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, Billy Budd (1960 two-act revised version): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 23.4.2019. (CC)

Clive Bayley (Dansker) & Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd)
(c) Catherine Ashmore

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Outstanding Recital by Lise de la Salle at Wigmore Hall

04/05/201916/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Fauré, Chopin, Prokofiev: Lise de la Salle (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 14.4.2019. (CC)

Lise de la Salle (c) Lynn Goldsmith

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Despite Late Cast Changes, Faust at Covent Garden Triumphs Against the Odds

28/04/201913/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gounod, Faust: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Dan Ettinger (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 11.4.2019. (CC)

The Royal Opera’s Faust (c) Tristram Kenton

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Superb Prokofiev from Matsuev, Kochanovsky and the Philharmonia

28/04/201906/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Denis Matsuev (piano); Philharmonia Orchestra / Stanislav Kochanovsky (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.4.2019. (CC)

Denis Matseuv

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A Bright, Yet Thought-Provoking Production of Berenice Makes Time Fly By

15/04/201903/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Berenice: Soloists, London Handel Orchestra / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1.4.2019 (CC)

Cast of Berenice (c) ROH/Clive Barda
Cast of Berenice (c) ROH/Clive Barda

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Juan Diego Flórez’s Memorable Gala Evening with the LPO

07/04/201931/03/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gala Evening with Juan Diego Flórez: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sascha Goetzel (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.3.2019. (CC)

Juan Diego Flórez

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Fine Russian Fare from Noseda and the LSO

06/04/201929/03/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Russian Roots – Rachmaninov, Balakirev/Casella, Shostakovich: Seong-jin Cho (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 28.3.2019. (CC)

Seong-Jin Cho (c) Harald Hoffmann
Seong-Jin Cho (c) Harald Hoffmann

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  • Atmospheric and engaging exploration of the language of birds at LSO St Luke’s (09/09/2026) __________________________________
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