Death of Gesualdo: striking, uncomfortable and beautifully sung

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Gesualdo Six’s Death of Gesualdo: The Gesualdo Six (Owain Park [bass], Joshua Cooter, Joseph Wicks [tenor], Guy James, Alasdair Austin [countertenor], Simon Grant [baritone]). Concert Theatre Works Actors: Bill Barclay, Doria Bramante, Ivy Corbin, Markus Weinfurter, Siân Williams, Ryan Winkles. Will Tuckett (choreography), Arthur Oliver (costumes), Janni Younge (puppet). Bill Barclay (director) / Owain Park (music director). Turner Sims, Southampton, 20.10.2026. (CK)

The Gesualdo Six

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Thrilling music of many colours from Chineke! at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Coleman, Osman, Ravel, Roustom, The Ayoub Sisters: Axelle Fanyo (soprano), Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Chineke! Orchestra / Fawzi Hamor (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 11.10.2026. (CK)

Axelle Fanyo (soprano), Chineke! Orchestra and Fawzi Hamor (conductor) © Dimitthri Vithanage

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Rachmaninov’s dark magnificence superbly revealed by the Bournemouth SO in Poole

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov: Javier Perianes (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Chloé Van Soeterstède (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 7.10.2026. (CK)

Javier Perianes rehearsing with conductor Chloé van Soeterstède and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra © BSO

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