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Claire Seymour

Assured Performances by the Aquinas Piano Trio

20/03/201614/03/2016 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Thomas Hyde, Mendelssohn, Brahms: Aquinas Piano Trio (Ruth Rogers [violin], Katherine Jenkinson [cello], Martin Cousin [piano]), Kings Place, London, 13.3.2016 (CS)

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John Powell’s A Prussian Requiem Marks the World War I Centenary

25/04/201608/03/2016 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Elgar, John Powell: Jennifer Pike (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello), Javier Camarena (tenor), Ashley Riches (baritone), Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra/José Serebrier (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.3.2016 (CS)

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A Stimulating BBC Symphony Concert Despite the Distracting Visual Projections

09/03/201604/03/2016 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stravinsky, Britten and Wigglesworth: Barnabás Kelemen (violin), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 2.3.2016 (CS)

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Thrilling Tchaikovsky Performances from Augustin Hadelich and Vasily Petrenko

04/03/201627/02/2016 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky: Augustin Hadelich (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra /Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.2.2016. (CS)

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Thoughtful and Thought-Provoking Mozart from David Fray

27/02/201620/02/2016 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ravel, Debussy and Mozart: David Fray (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra/Alain Altinoglu (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.2.2016. (CS)

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An Appealing and Intriguing Evening with Opus Anglicanum

18/02/201612/02/2016 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom An English Music: Zeb Soanes (narrator), Opus Anglicanum, Kings Place, London, 10.2.2016 (CS)

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The Chilingirian Quartet’s Bartók Cycle Continues

14/02/201609/02/2016 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Bartók and Beethoven: Chilingirian Quartet (Levon Chilingirian & Ronald Birks [violin], Susie Mészáros [viola], Stephen Orton [cello]) Kings Place, London, 7.2.2016. (CS)

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A Terrific Evening with the Takács Quartet

28/02/201605/02/2016 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Timo Andres and Elgar: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre & Károly Schranz [violins], Geraldine Walther [viola], András Fejér [cello]), Aleksandar Madžar (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 3.2.2016 (CS)

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  • Odd directorial decisions distract slightly from beautiful singing in Lübeck’s Tosca (09/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • Paul Curran’s new Verona production La traviata has intimate moments and crowd exuberance (06/09/2026) __________________________________
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