Chris Kettle

Ryan Bancroft, BBC NOW and choruses triumph in a challenging Proms all-American programme

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 21 – Skye, Copland, Adams: Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), BBC National Chorus of Wales, Crouch End Festival Chorus, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2023. (CK)

Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC NOW © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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The Mayflower Ensemble in Romsey: a stimulating mix of music, eloquently played

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Romsey Festival 2023 – Zemlinsky, Smith, Rachmaninov, Horovitz, Brahms: Mayflower Ensemble (Nicola Heinrich [cello], Alison Hughes [clarinet], Karen Kingsley [piano – replacing Samantha Carrasco]). Abbey URC Church, Romsey, 10.7.2023. (CK)

The Mayflower Ensemble at Romsey Festival 2023

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Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival: fine, probing and beautifully sung

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Grange Festival 2023 – Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, The Grange Festival Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). The Grange, Alresford, Hampshire, 10.6.2023. (CK)

Samantha Clarke (Fiordiligi), Nicholas Lester (Guglielmo), Kitty Whately (Dorabella), Alessandro Fisher (Ferrando) © Craig Fuller

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Amitié: friendship and camaraderie the keynotes of Romsey’s joyous Chamber Music Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various, Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2023: Laura Rickard, Luke Hsu, Emma Roijackers (violin), Coby Mendez, Sofia Silva Sousa, Sào Soulez Larivière (viola), Rainer Crosett, Lydia Hillerudh (cello), Sergio Bucheli (lute), Ziteng Fan (piano), Ensemble Renard (Ellie Blamires [flute], Francesca Cox [oboe], Holly Isherwood [clarinet], Patrick Bolton [bassoon], George Strivens [horn]). Romsey Abbey, Romsey United Reformed Church, Romsey Town Hall 30.5 – 4.6.2023. (CK)

Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2023 © Terrence Jamieson

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